ZIP 42503 recorded 141 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 773 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pulaski County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
773 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 155 | |
| 2022 | 168 | |
| 2023 | 136 | |
| 2024 | 173 | |
| 2025 | 141 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 154 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 119 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 82 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 48 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 37 | 4.8% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 44 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 74 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 206 | 70.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 647% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $999,999 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $99,999 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $95,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42503.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset | 737 | |
| 2 | 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 — 773 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.