ZIP 42087 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 103 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ballard County, KY.
103 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42087 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 12 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 5 | 4.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42087 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 61.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42087 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 560% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42087.
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 — 103 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.