ZIP 42261 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 316 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Butler County, KY.
316 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42261 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 71 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 57 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 23 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 16 | 5.1% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42261 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 83.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 3.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 96.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 1 | 0.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42261 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 809% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42261.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgantown | 249 |
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 — 316 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.