In 2025, fire departments serving Spring City responded to 91 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $42K 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 67% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
452 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.9M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | — | |
| 2022 | 121 | +89.1% | |
| 2023 | 108 | -10.7% | |
| 2024 | 68 | -37.0% | |
| 2025 | 91 | +33.8% |
For the 3 building fires Spring City departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 145 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 | 24 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 20 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 9.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 29 | 20.0% |
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 Spring City mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 16 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Match | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Spring City departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $42,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $3,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Spring City sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 49,138 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 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,450 | 10.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,200 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,944 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,925 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,784 | 40.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,480 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,214 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,080 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,035 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,018 | 21.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,000 | 26.2 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 Spring City. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Spring City.
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.