ZIP 42649 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 87 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McCreary County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
87 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42649 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 19 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 13 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 10.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42649 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 4.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 87.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 1.5% |
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 — 87 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.