In 2025, fire departments serving Byrdstown responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
113 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 28 | +33.3% | |
| 2023 | 25 | -10.7% | |
| 2024 | 25 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 14 | -44.0% |
For the 1 building fires Byrdstown departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 57 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 | 22 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Office | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 5.3% |
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 Byrdstown mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 73.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 1.8% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Byrdstown sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 42,036 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 | 14.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,398 | 20.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,925 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,784 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,537 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,214 | 20.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,079 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,000 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,952 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1,610 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,555 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,536 | 26.5 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 | 38549 | 113 |
Six Tennessee cities with population within ±25% of Byrdstown. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Byrdstown.
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.