In 2025, fire departments serving Pegram responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K building blaze. 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 62% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
220 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $824K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | — | |
| 2022 | 52 | +15.6% | |
| 2023 | 52 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 42 | -19.2% | |
| 2025 | 29 | -31.0% |
For the 2 building fires Pegram departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 51 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 | 12 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 10 | Other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 21.6% |
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 Pegram mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Pegram departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Pegram sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,353 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 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 328 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 312 | 35.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 300 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 240 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 235 | 43.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 230 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 225 | 9.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 173 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 170 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 158 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 157 | 35.9 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 Pegram. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Pegram.
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.