ZIP 40503 recorded 186 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,161 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, KY.
1,161 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 217 | |
| 2022 | 280 | |
| 2023 | 245 | |
| 2024 | 233 | |
| 2025 | 186 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 186 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 128 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Special outside fire, other | 104 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 103 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 50 | 4.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 62 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 49 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 43 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 168 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 18 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1588% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $320,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $139,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40503.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington | 1,159 |
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 — 1,161 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.