In 2025, fire departments serving Algood responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 87% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
112 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $338K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | — | |
| 2022 | 17 | -29.2% | |
| 2023 | 35 | +105.9% | |
| 2024 | 21 | -40.0% | |
| 2025 | 15 | -28.6% |
For the 0 building fires Algood departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 28 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 14.3% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Algood mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Candle | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 10.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Algood sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 41,283 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,646 | 21.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,450 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,398 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,925 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,784 | 47.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,480 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,214 | 15.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,018 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,000 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1,610 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,536 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,120 | 47.8 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38506 | 112 |
Six Tennessee cities with population within ±25% of Algood. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Algood.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.