ZIP 40744 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 187 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Laurel County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
187 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40744 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 47 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 19 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 12 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 10 | 5.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40744 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 16.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 75.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 5.5% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40744.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 181 | |
| 2 | East Bernstadt | 3 |
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 — 187 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.