ZIP 40508 recorded 226 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,480 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, KY.
1,480 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 344 | |
| 2022 | 323 | |
| 2023 | 295 | |
| 2024 | 292 | |
| 2025 | 226 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40508 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 241 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 167 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 123 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 88 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 85 | 5.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40508 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 45 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 42 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 29 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 88 | 26.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 179 | 54.6% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 30 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40508 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 330% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $140,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $124,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Power line down | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,250 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40508.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington | 1,476 |
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 — 1,480 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.