ZIP 42024 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 71 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ballard County, KY.
71 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42024 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 11 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 4 | 5.6% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42024 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Multiple areas | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42024 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 178% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42024.
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 — 71 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.