ZIP 42171 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 217 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barren County, KY.
217 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42171 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 51 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 22 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 6.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42171 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 28 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 12.4% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 13.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 56.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Match | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42171 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 166% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $7,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42171.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smiths Grove | 174 | |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 3 | |
| 3 | Park City | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonson County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21061 |
| Warren County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21227 |
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 — 217 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.