ZIP 42378 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 96 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Daviess County, KY.
96 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42378 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 14 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 9 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 6.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42378 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42378 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 21250% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42378.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitesville | 96 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21183 |
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 — 96 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.