ZIP 40291 recorded 235 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 411 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
411 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 71 | |
| 2025 | 235 |
Sep peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40291 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 108 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 74 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 22 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 4.6% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40291 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 69.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40291 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 79% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40291.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 407 | |
| 2 | Jeffersontown | 2 | |
| 3 | Winchester | 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 — 411 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.