ZIP 42642 recorded 84 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 487 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adair County, KY.
487 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 148 | |
| 2024 | 100 | |
| 2025 | 84 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42642 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 119 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 85 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 61 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 20 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 3.9% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42642 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 20 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 38.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molten, hot material | 44 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 13 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42642 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 173% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42642.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Springs | 481 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21199 |
| Russell County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21207 |
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 — 487 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.