ZIP 42003 recorded 136 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 878 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McCracken County, KY.
878 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 185 | |
| 2022 | 179 | |
| 2023 | 203 | |
| 2024 | 175 | |
| 2025 | 136 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42003 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 161 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 130 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 85 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 58 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 5.0% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42003 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 28 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 23.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 165 | 58.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42003 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 647% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42003.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paducah | 875 |
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 — 878 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.