ZIP 42518 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 56 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pulaski County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
56 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42518 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 29 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2 | 3.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42518 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 77.8% | |
| 2 | Structural area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 83.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Candle | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42518 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $240,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42518.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21231 |
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 — 56 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.