In 2025, fire departments serving Blaine responded to 34 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 82% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
166 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | — | |
| 2022 | 31 | +10.7% | |
| 2023 | 50 | +61.3% | |
| 2024 | 23 | -54.0% | |
| 2025 | 34 | +47.8% |
For the 11 building fires Blaine departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 51 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 | Undetermined | 51 | 100.0% |
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 Blaine mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 100.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Blaine sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 96,284 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 17,140 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,586 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8,134 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 7,580 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,700 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,040 | 28.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,860 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,675 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,200 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,944 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,943 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2,436 | 35.0 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Tennessee cities with population within ±25% of Blaine. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Blaine.
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.