ZIP 42634 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 96 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McCreary County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
96 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42634 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 16 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 9 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 6 | 6.2% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42634 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 92.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 2.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 97.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42634 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42634.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitley City | 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 — 96 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.