ZIP 40769 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 380 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McCreary County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
380 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | |
| 2022 | 84 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40769 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 94 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 59 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 52 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 23 | 6.1% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40769 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 149 | 75.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 173 | 87.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 2.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40769 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40769.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamsburg | 354 |
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 |
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 — 380 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.