ZIP 41701 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 361 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Knott County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
361 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 145 | |
| 2024 | 86 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 41701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 72 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 63 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 59 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 31 | 8.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 41701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 54.6% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 15.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 124 | 87.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 2.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 41701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 707% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $950,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $950,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 41701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazard | 355 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21193 |
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 — 361 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.