In 2025, fire departments serving Munford responded to 74 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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 78% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
355 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $5.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | — | |
| 2022 | 96 | +100.0% | |
| 2023 | 71 | -26.0% | |
| 2024 | 66 | -7.0% | |
| 2025 | 74 | +12.1% |
For the 27 building fires Munford departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 124 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 17.7% |
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 Munford mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 14 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Munford departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 94% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $95,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $22,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Munford sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 6,793 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,007 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 529 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 450 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 400 | 48.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 375 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 316 | 31.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 269 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 250 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 250 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 241 | 47.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 225 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 206 | 49.9 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 Munford. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Munford.
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.