ZIP 42749 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 205 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barren County, KY.
205 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 61 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 42749 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 29 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 13 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 12 | 5.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 42749 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 67.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 8.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 42749 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 42749.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horse Cave | 202 | |
| 2 | Edmonton | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21099 |
| Metcalfe County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21169 |
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 — 205 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.