ZIP 42450 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 137 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Webster County, KY.
137 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42450 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 17 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 13 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 12 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 8.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42450 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 17.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 79.3% | |
| 2 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42450 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 421% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42450.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence | 128 | |
| 2 | Marion | 2 | |
| 3 | Princeton | 2 |
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 — 137 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.