In 2025, fire departments serving Sumner County responded to 1,622 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $2.6M property loss.
Power line down lead by count. Top five categories make up about 51% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Aug dips.
8,300 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,369 | |
| 2022 | 1,684 | |
| 2023 | 1,999 | |
| 2024 | 1,626 | |
| 2025 | 1,622 |
For the 152 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Sumner County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 50% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,642,940 | GALLATIN | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | SUMNER CO | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | HENDERSONVILLE | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $450,000 | HENDERSONVILLE | Water vehicle fire | Major |
| 5 | $430,300 | CASTALIAN SPRINGS | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $375,000 | HENDERSONVILLE | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $330,000 | Westmoreland | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $285,000 | Bethpage | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $278,650 | Goodlettsville | Building fires | Major |
| 10 | $250,000 | GALLATIN | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 47165.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Hendersonville | 61,589 | View › |
| Gallatin | 44,947 | View › |
| Goodlettsville | 17,500 | View › |
| Portland | 13,177 | View › |
| Millersville | 5,818 | View › |
| Shackle Island | 4,375 | View › |
| Westmoreland | 2,711 | View › |
| Walnut Grove | 660 | View › |
| Castalian Springs | 620 | View › |
| Cottontown | 345 | View › |
| Bethpage | 276 | View › |
| Fairfield | 266 | View › |
12 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.