ZIP 40737 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 38 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Laurel County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
38 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40737 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 3 | 7.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40737 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 6 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 60.7% | |
| 2 | Match | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.6% |
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 — 38 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.