In 2025, fire departments serving Crab Orchard responded to 21 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Authorized controlled burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
125 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $227K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | — | |
| 2022 | 26 | +30.0% | |
| 2023 | 37 | +42.3% | |
| 2024 | 21 | -43.2% | |
| 2025 | 21 | +0.0% |
For the 1 building fires Crab Orchard departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 85 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 | Outside area, other | 33 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 18.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 5.9% |
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 Crab Orchard mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 75.3% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Match | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 3.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Crab Orchard sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 56,569 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8,134 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,646 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,450 | 9.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,398 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,944 | 31.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,925 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,784 | 27.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,480 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,214 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,080 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,050 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,018 | 28.5 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 Crab Orchard. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.