ZIP 40245 recorded 123 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 153 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
153 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 123 |
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40245 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 21 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 20 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 9 | 5.9% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40245 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40245 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 96% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $420,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40245.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 133 | |
| 2 | Middletown | 11 | |
| 3 | Coldstream | 4 | |
| 4 | Worthington Hills | 2 | |
| 5 | Crestwood | 1 |
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 — 153 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.