ZIP 40456 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 523 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rockcastle County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
523 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | |
| 2022 | 111 | |
| 2023 | 191 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40456 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 113 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 69 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 65 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 46 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 36 | 6.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40456 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 221 | 63.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 22 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 9.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 299 | 86.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40456 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40456.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Vernon | 172 |
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 — 523 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.