ZIP 42053 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 170 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ballard County, KY.
170 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 44 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42053 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 18 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 4.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42053 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 32.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42053 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 426% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,500 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42053.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCracken County | KY | 0.50 | FIPS 21145 |
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 — 170 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.