In 2025, fire departments serving Kingston Springs responded to 63 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 87% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
272 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $398K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73 | — | |
| 2022 | 49 | -32.9% | |
| 2023 | 38 | -22.4% | |
| 2024 | 49 | +28.9% | |
| 2025 | 63 | +28.6% |
For the 4 building fires Kingston Springs departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 74 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 | 30 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 17.6% |
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 Kingston Springs mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 70.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 5.4% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Kingston Springs sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,993 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 331 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 330 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 328 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 312 | 32.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 300 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 240 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 235 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 230 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 225 | 10.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 218 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 200 | 49.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 179 | 49.5 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 Kingston Springs. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Kingston Springs.
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.