ZIP 40601 recorded 412 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,537 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, KY.
1,537 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 343 | |
| 2022 | 355 | |
| 2023 | 179 | |
| 2024 | 248 | |
| 2025 | 412 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 159 | 10.3% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 120 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 118 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 99 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 97 | 6.3% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 116 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 82 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 59 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 57 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 52 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 23 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 14 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 138 | 24.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 320 | 55.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 40 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 34 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 26 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 23 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 14 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 69 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 154% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankfort | 1,521 | |
| 2 | Midway | 7 | |
| 3 | Stamping Ground | 5 | |
| 4 | Frankfort | 1 | |
| 5 | Owenton | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21211 |
| Woodford County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21239 |
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 — 1,537 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.