ZIP 40511 recorded 230 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,436 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, KY.
1,436 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 289 | |
| 2022 | 314 | |
| 2023 | 317 | |
| 2024 | 286 | |
| 2025 | 230 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40511 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 133 | 9.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 106 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 98 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 88 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 87 | 6.1% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40511 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 57 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 49 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 47 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 42 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 15 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 93 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 234 | 57.2% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 29 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 17 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 53 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40511 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 481% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Oil or other combustible liquid spill | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40511.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington | 1,436 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21209 |
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 — 1,436 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.