ZIP 40701 recorded 113 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 552 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Laurel County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
552 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 151 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 113 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 110 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 52 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 45 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 43 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 36 | 6.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 62 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 203 | 74.6% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 8.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corbin | 544 | |
| 2 | London | 3 | |
| 3 | Williamsburg | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21235 |
| Knox County | KY | 0.50 | FIPS 21121 |
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 — 552 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.