ZIP 41844 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 58 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Knott County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
58 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 41844 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 17 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 10 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 4 | 6.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 41844 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 85.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 41844 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 220% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 41844.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pippa Passes | 56 | |
| 2 | Hindman | 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 — 58 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.