ZIP 40823 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 139 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harlan County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
139 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40823 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 26 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 18 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 14 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 12 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 12 | 8.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40823 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 15.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 84.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 2.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40823 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 600% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40823.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland | 135 | |
| 2 | Harlan | 1 |
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 — 139 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.