ZIP 41840 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 66 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Letcher County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
66 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 41840 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 18 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 6.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 41840 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 80.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 3.2% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 41840.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenkins | 1 |
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 — 66 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.