ZIP 40965 recorded 62 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 347 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bell County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
347 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 62 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40965 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 65 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 49 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 43 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 34 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 27 | 7.8% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40965 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 11 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 24.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 61.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40965 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 493% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $55,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40965.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pineville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47025 |
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 — 347 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.