{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Dataset","@id":"https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/40508/","name":"Wildfire risk for ZIP 40508 — Lexington (KY), KY","description":"Wildfire risk data for ZIP 40508 (Lexington (KY), Kentucky), sourced from USDA Forest Service.","topic":{"slug":"wildfire-risk","label":"Wildfire risk","source":"USDA Forest Service","sourceUrl":"https://wildfirerisk.org/","refreshCadence":"Annual (USFS update)","summary":"Not on zipradar yet. The plan is the USFS hazard score in plain English and the exposure type (direct flame or ember). Until then, Wildfire Risk to Communities has the official figures.","limitations":"Community-level only. The 5-step scale reflects the hazard of the landscape, not property-specific factors like defensible space or construction materials."},"place":{"zip":"40508","city":"Lexington (KY)","state":"KY","stateFull":"Kentucky","county":"Fayette County","countySlug":"fayette-county","geo":{"latitude":38.0406,"longitude":-84.5037}},"stateContext":{"topConcern":"Mining-affected water, flood (Ohio + tributaries)","narrative":"Kentucky's Appalachian eastern counties face mining-affected water systems with elevated EPA SDWIS compliance risk. Ohio River + tributary FEMA AE zones expose Louisville, Owensboro, and Newport. Radon risk varies by karst geology."},"radonZone":null,"airQuality":null,"waterQuality":null,"datePublished":"2026-04-24","dateModified":"2026-09-24","canonicalUrl":"https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/40508/","zipDashboardUrl":"https://zipradar.org/zip/40508/","zipDashboardApiUrl":"https://zipradar.org/api/zip/40508/","primarySourceUrl":"https://wildfirerisk.org/","license":{"content":"CC-BY-4.0","attribution":"zipradar.org — https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/40508/"}}