ZIP 40977 recorded 64 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 353 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bell County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
353 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 58 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 64 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40977 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 76 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 40 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 37 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 6.5% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40977 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 56.1% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40977 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 505% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40977.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pineville | 333 |
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 — 353 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.