ZIP 42348 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 289 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hancock County, KY.
289 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 113 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42348 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 55 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 33 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 21 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 19 | 6.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42348 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 25.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 60.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42348 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 725% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $285,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $146,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42348.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawesville | 281 | |
| 2 | Cloverport | 1 | |
| 3 | Fordsville | 1 | |
| 4 | Lewisport | 1 |
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 — 289 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.