Home› Tennessee› Allardt
2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Allardt, Tennessee

In 2025, fire departments serving Allardt responded to 17 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade C Peak yr 2023 Fentress County 1,191 residents 1 reporting departments 173 5-yr

Incomplete 2025 data. Allardt's departments reported 17 incidents to NFIRS for 2025, against about 35 in a typical year, so 2025 figures on this page undercount. The 2021–2025 totals are the better guide.

Total incidents
17
Not comparable with 2024 (incomplete reporting)
Building fires
2
Residential 50% Other 50%
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Aircraft standby lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 94% of all calls.

17
Total Incidents
Aircraft standby 6 35.3%
Vehicle accident, general cleanup 4 23.5%
Building fires 2 11.8%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 2 11.8%
Accident, potential accident, other 2 11.8%
All other categories 1 5.9%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Jun peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 2
Feb 1
Mar 2
Apr 4
May 3
Jun 5
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Allardt

173 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 40 —
2022 40 +0.0%
2023 44 +10.0%
2024 32 -27.3%
2025* 17 —

* Well below Allardt's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.

03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 2 building fires Allardt departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
100%
4
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Allardt?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 41 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 originCountShare 
1 Outside area, other 24 58.5%
2 Structural area, other 8 19.5%
3 Vehicle area, other 6 14.6%
4 Undetermined 2 4.9%
5 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 1 2.4%
3c What ignited it

What actually ignited the fire?

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 Allardt mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Flying brand, ember, spark 21 51.2%
2 Undetermined 10 24.4%
3 Heat, spark from friction 6 14.6%
4 Arcing 2 4.9%
5 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 1 2.4%
6 Lightning 1 2.4%
05 How Allardt compares

Allardt vs Tennessee vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Allardt sits above the national average for incidents per resident.

14.27
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Allardt
14.27
TN avg
11.06
US avg
7.48
1.68
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Allardt
1.68
TN avg
1.37
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Allardt
0
TN avg
15
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Allardt

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 67,358 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 10,586 36.8 mi
2000 Arson/incendiarism 8,134 34.5 mi
2001 Arson/incendiarism 4,646 13.6 mi
2000 Arson/incendiarism 3,450 40.0 mi
2000 Arson/incendiarism 3,398 6.7 mi
2000 Arson/incendiarism 2,944 35.1 mi
2000 Arson/incendiarism 2,925 6.5 mi
2000 Arson/incendiarism 2,784 18.6 mi
2001 Arson/incendiarism 2,214 18.5 mi
2016 Debris and open burning 2,146 49.7 mi
2000 Arson/incendiarism 2,079 25.1 mi
2000 Arson/incendiarism 2,050 36.4 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Allardt do fires concentrate?

Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.

#ZIP5-yr incidents 
1 38504 168
2 38556 5
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Allardt

Six Tennessee cities with population within ±25% of Allardt. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.

06 First responders

Who responds in Allardt?

1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Allardt.

Allardt Volunteer Fire Department
2011 Michigan AVE
FDID 25121Volunteer
07 Stay prepared

Before the next Red Flag day.

A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.

About this data

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.