In 2025, fire departments serving Livingston responded to 133 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Aircraft standby lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 73% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
499 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.7M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | — | |
| 2022 | 64 | -11.1% | |
| 2023 | 124 | +93.8% | |
| 2024 | 106 | -14.5% | |
| 2025 | 133 | +25.5% |
For the 12 building fires Livingston departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 123 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 | 27 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 30 | 24.4% |
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 Livingston mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 14 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Livingston departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $170,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $80,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $58,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Livingston sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 38,389 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,646 | 11.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,398 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,925 | 27.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,784 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,214 | 10.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,079 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,000 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,952 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1,610 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,536 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,384 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,088 | 33.3 mi |
Top 5 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 Livingston. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
3 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Livingston.
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.