ZIP 40729 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 148 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Laurel County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
148 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40729 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 48 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 27 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 16 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 14 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 8 | 5.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40729 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 80.9% | |
| 2 | Other | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Enclosure with enriched oxegen atmosphere | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 2.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 92.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40729 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 318% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40729.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bernstadt | 146 | |
| 2 | London | 2 |
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 — 148 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.