ZIP 40272 recorded 380 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,372 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,372 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 265 | |
| 2022 | 399 | |
| 2023 | 213 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 380 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40272 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 285 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 148 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 144 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 118 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 86 | 6.3% |
For the 55 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40272 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 49 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 28 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 20 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 176 | 60.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40272 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 120% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $162,710 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40272.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 1,369 | |
| 2 | Langdon Place | 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 — 1,372 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.