ZIP 40505 recorded 246 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,705 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, KY.
1,705 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 383 | |
| 2022 | 395 | |
| 2023 | 356 | |
| 2024 | 325 | |
| 2025 | 246 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40505 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 197 | 11.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 156 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 133 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 118 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 115 | 6.7% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40505 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 68 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 60 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 59 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 53 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 52 | 11.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 108 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 274 | 60.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 26 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 24 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 49 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40505 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 210% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $235,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $110,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40505.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington | 1,699 |
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 — 1,705 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.