ZIP 42408 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 169 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hopkins County, KY.
169 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42408 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 32 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 10 | 5.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42408 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Swimming pool | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 12.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42408 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 179% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $273,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $17,500 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $7,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42408.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawson Springs | 162 | |
| 2 | Madisonville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell County | KY | 0.50 | FIPS 21033 |
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 — 169 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.