ZIP 42748 recorded 81 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 312 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Larue County, KY.
312 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 70 | |
| 2025 | 81 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42748 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 58 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 30 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 26 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 5.4% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42748 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 47.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 18.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42748 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 203% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $61,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $55,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42748.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hodgenville | 304 | |
| 2 | Buffalo | 1 | |
| 3 | Magnolia | 1 | |
| 4 | Sonora | 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 — 312 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.