ZIP 40243 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 86 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
86 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Sep peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40243 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 15 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 13 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 8 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 8 | 9.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40243 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Assembly area without fixed seats - 100+ persons | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40243 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $4,000 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,500 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $700 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40243.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middletown | 62 | |
| 2 | Douglass Hills | 15 | |
| 3 | Louisville | 6 | |
| 4 | Woodland Hills | 2 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 86 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.