ZIP 42440 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 47 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hopkins County, KY.
47 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Sep peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42440 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2 | 4.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42440 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 73.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Sunlight | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42440 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Grass fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42440.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mortons Gap | 41 |
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 — 47 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.