ZIP 42501 recorded 295 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,317 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pulaski County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,317 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 196 | |
| 2022 | 254 | |
| 2023 | 230 | |
| 2024 | 342 | |
| 2025 | 295 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 347 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 224 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 97 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 94 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 54 | 4.1% |
For the 51 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 46 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 106 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 252 | 68.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 903% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,830,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $999,999 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset | 1,254 | |
| 2 | Ferguson | 15 | |
| 3 | Burnside | 1 | |
| 4 | Science Hill | 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 — 1,317 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.