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2025 County Report

Fires in Cannon County, TN

In 2025, fire departments serving Cannon County responded to 36 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $50K property loss.

3,059 residents FIPS 47015 23 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
36
381 across 5 years
Building fires
8
7 wildland
Property loss
$330K
$158K structure · $172K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.

36
Total Incidents
Building fires 8 22.2%
Passenger vehicle fire 5 13.9%
Aircraft standby 4 11.1%
Authorized controlled burning 3 8.3%
Natural vegetation fire, other 2 5.6%
All other categories 14 38.9%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Cannon County?

Mar peaks. Jul dips.

Jan 4
Feb 4
Mar 6
Apr 4
May 4
Jun 2
Jul 1
Aug 2
Sep 2
Oct 4
Nov 1
Dec 2
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Cannon County

381 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 89
2022 106
2023 102
2024 48
2025 36
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 8 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
50%
8
Cause undetermined
12%
2
Intentional / arson
19%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
12%
2
Under investigation
6%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
0
05 The biggest fires

7 fires · $158K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Cannon County during 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $50,000 Bradyville Passenger vehicle fire Significant
2 $35,000 Woodbury Building fires Significant
3 $30,000 READYVILLE Building fires Significant
4 $15,000 Bradyville Passenger vehicle fire Significant
5 $15,000 Bradyville Passenger vehicle fire Significant
6 $10,000 Morrison Passenger vehicle fire Significant
7 $3,000 READYVILLE Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Cannon County compares

Cannon County vs TN vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

11.77
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Cannon County
11.77
TN avg
11.07
US avg
7.15
2.62
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Cannon County
2.62
TN avg
1.37
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Cannon County
0
TN avg
15
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Cannon County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 47015.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Cannon County

3 departments report from this county.

Cannon County Volunteer Fire Department
Woodbury
FDID 08701 26 incidents 154 vol
Auburntown Volunteer Fire Department
Auburntown
FDID 08111 0 incidents 20 vol
Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department
Woodbury
FDID 08121 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in TN

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Chimney Tops 2 2016 NPS 15,642
2 SHARP 2001 NPS 6,705
3 Halls Top 2016 USFS 2,462
4 GREEN MTN 2001 NPS 2,287
5 DARROW RDG 2000 NPS 2,265
6 Stony Ridge 2009 NPS 2,191
7 LAUREL RDG 1987 NPS 1,969
8 Railroad Grade 2016 USFS 1,746
9 SHOP 1988 NPS 1,303
10 State Line 2016 USFS 1,238

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.