ZIP 40906 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 55 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Knox County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
55 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40906 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 12 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 9 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 7.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40906 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 8 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 38.9% | |
| 3 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40906 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40906.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbourville | 50 |
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 — 55 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.