In 2025, fire departments serving Jacksboro responded to 34 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K 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 59% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
206 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.8M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | — | |
| 2022 | 50 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 35 | -30.0% | |
| 2024 | 37 | +5.7% | |
| 2025 | 34 | -8.1% |
For the 6 building fires Jacksboro departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 70 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 | 31 | 44.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 8.6% |
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 Jacksboro mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 72.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 1.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Jacksboro departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $4,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $4,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $500 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Jacksboro sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 75,412 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,586 | 7.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8,134 | 5.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,700 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,040 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,860 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,675 | 25.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,450 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,398 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,944 | 19.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,925 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,784 | 23.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2,146 | 22.5 mi |
Top 4 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 Jacksboro. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Jacksboro.
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.