ZIP 40831 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 72 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harlan County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
72 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40831 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 11 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 11 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 8 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 6 | 8.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40831 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Wall assembly | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 61.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40831 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 892% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $76,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $18,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40831.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harlan | 70 |
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 — 72 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.