In 2025, fire departments serving Englewood responded to 59 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $47K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 49% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
446 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $998K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | — | |
| 2022 | 74 | -38.3% | |
| 2023 | 105 | +41.9% | |
| 2024 | 88 | -16.2% | |
| 2025 | 59 | -33.0% |
For the 6 building fires Englewood departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 142 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 | 30 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 20 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 35 | 24.6% |
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 Englewood mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 40.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 23 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Englewood departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,400 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $6,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $3,982 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,172 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,800 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Englewood sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 72,644 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Natural | 27,870 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 7,788 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,450 | 30.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,231 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,200 | 28.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,944 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,018 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,000 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1,610 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1,600 | 8.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,500 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,492 | 43.7 mi |
Top 6 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 Englewood. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Englewood.
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.