ZIP 40515 recorded 137 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 910 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, KY.
910 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 199 | |
| 2022 | 165 | |
| 2023 | 217 | |
| 2024 | 192 | |
| 2025 | 137 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40515 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 120 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 93 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 69 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 67 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 56 | 6.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40515 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 29 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 17 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 28.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 115 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 18.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40515 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 167% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Power line down | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40515.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington | 893 | |
| 2 | Winchester | 3 | |
| 3 | Nicholasville | 1 |
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 — 910 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.