ZIP 40741 recorded 125 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,455 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clay County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,455 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 635 | |
| 2022 | 366 | |
| 2023 | 178 | |
| 2024 | 151 | |
| 2025 | 125 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40741 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) | 627 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 116 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 72 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 61 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 49 | 3.4% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40741 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 96 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 48 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 44 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 21 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 184 | 52.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 65 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40741 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1771% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40741.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 1,445 | |
| 2 | East Bernstadt | 7 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21125 |
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 — 1,455 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.