ZIP 42301 recorded 199 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,902 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Daviess County, KY.
1,902 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 475 | |
| 2022 | 433 | |
| 2023 | 420 | |
| 2024 | 375 | |
| 2025 | 199 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 268 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 185 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 149 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 99 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 96 | 5.0% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 127 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 108 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 63 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 39 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 34 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 32 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 27 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 21 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 191 | 29.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 371 | 57.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 37 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 34 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 30 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 22 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 20 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 74 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owensboro | 1,896 | |
| 2 | Calhoun | 1 | |
| 3 | Greenville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21101 |
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 — 1,902 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.