ZIP 42701 recorded 180 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,233 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hardin County, KY.
1,233 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 199 | |
| 2022 | 227 | |
| 2023 | 320 | |
| 2024 | 307 | |
| 2025 | 180 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 142 | 11.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 123 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 95 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 88 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 72 | 5.8% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 98 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 82 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 75 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 30 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 20 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 17 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 169 | 30.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 274 | 49.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 52 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 33 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 26 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 25 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 16 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 85 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 313% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabethtown | 1,131 | |
| 2 | Lebanon Junction | 13 | |
| 3 | Hodgenville | 3 | |
| 4 | Rineyville | 2 | |
| 5 | Radcliff | 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 — 1,233 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.