ZIP 42266 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 371 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Christian County, KY.
371 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 106 | |
| 2022 | 81 | |
| 2023 | 63 | |
| 2024 | 92 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42266 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 188 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 26 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 18 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 3.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42266 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 11.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 67.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42266 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 250% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42266.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pembroke | 353 | |
| 2 | Hopkinsville | 7 | |
| 3 | Oak Grove | 5 | |
| 4 | Elkton | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd County | KY | 0.50 | FIPS 21219 |
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 — 371 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.