ZIP 42025 recorded 138 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 736 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Marshall County, KY.
736 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 195 | |
| 2023 | 174 | |
| 2024 | 133 | |
| 2025 | 138 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42025 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 145 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 130 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 127 | 17.3% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 63 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 55 | 7.5% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42025 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 17 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 20.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 60.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42025 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 127% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $440,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $440,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $48,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42025.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton | 711 | |
| 2 | Calvert City | 9 | |
| 3 | Hardin | 5 |
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 — 736 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.