ZIP 40517 recorded 198 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,113 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, KY.
1,113 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 199 | |
| 2022 | 252 | |
| 2023 | 244 | |
| 2024 | 220 | |
| 2025 | 198 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40517 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 150 | 13.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 101 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 84 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 80 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Special outside fire, other | 69 | 6.2% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40517 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 50 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 28 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 21 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 149 | 55.4% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 25 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40517 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 143% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40517.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington | 1,110 |
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 — 1,113 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.