ZIP 40504 recorded 190 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,078 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, KY.
1,078 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 191 | |
| 2022 | 231 | |
| 2023 | 228 | |
| 2024 | 238 | |
| 2025 | 190 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40504 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 129 | 12.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 91 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 82 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Special outside fire, other | 73 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 72 | 6.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40504 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 52 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 34 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 26 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 7.8% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 133 | 49.6% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 29 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40504 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 162% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40504.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington | 1,075 |
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 — 1,078 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.