ZIP 40862 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 15 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Letcher County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
15 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40862 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 9 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 1 | 6.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40862 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 81.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 18.2% |
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 — 15 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.