ZIP 40299 recorded 376 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 415 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
415 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 376 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40299 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 66 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 55 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 42 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 28 | 6.7% |
For the 46 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40299 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 36.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 23.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 63.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40299 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 93% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40299.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffersontown | 215 | |
| 2 | Louisville | 189 | |
| 3 | Middletown | 4 | |
| 4 | Douglass Hills | 3 |
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 — 415 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.