In 2025, fire departments serving Greenback responded to 48 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $515K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
241 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | — | |
| 2022 | 45 | +15.4% | |
| 2023 | 55 | +22.2% | |
| 2024 | 54 | -1.8% | |
| 2025 | 48 | -11.1% |
For the 11 building fires Greenback departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 110 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 | 34 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 11 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 9 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 18 | 16.4% |
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 Greenback mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 57.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Greenback departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $515,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Greenback sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 98,727 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 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 10,641 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 9,036 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8,134 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 7,788 | 22.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 7,580 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,450 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,422 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,231 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,200 | 9.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,944 | 32.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,784 | 47.1 mi |
Top 2 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 Greenback. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Greenback.
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.