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2025 County Report

Fires in Williamson County, TN

In 2025, fire departments serving Williamson County responded to 1,225 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $3.0M property loss.

159,849 residents FIPS 47187 46 cities · 7 fire depts
Total incidents
1,225
6,149 across 5 years
Building fires
146
147 wildland
Property loss
$21.7M
$16.2M structure · $5.5M contents
Casualties
0 / 2
0 civ deaths · 1 civ inj · 1 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 54% of all calls.

1,225
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 226 18.4%
Building fires 146 11.9%
Power line down 126 10.3%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 87 7.1%
Passenger vehicle fire 74 6.0%
All other categories 566 46.2%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Williamson County?

Mar peaks. Jul dips.

Jan 88
Feb 103
Mar 161
Apr 119
May 94
Jun 83
Jul 72
Aug 103
Sep 100
Oct 95
Nov 111
Dec 96
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Williamson County

6,149 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 1,069
2022 1,305
2023 1,398
2024 1,152
2025 1,225
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 146 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
51%
146
Cause undetermined
10%
28
Intentional / arson
7%
19
Equipment / heat source failure
20%
58
Under investigation
6%
17
Act of nature (lightning)
6%
15
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $10.2M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Williamson County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 63% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $3,000,000 FRANKLIN Building fires Major
2 $1,300,000 FRANKLIN Building fires Major
3 $1,000,000 FRANKLIN Building fires Major
4 $1,000,000 WILLIAMSON COUNTY Building fires Major
5 $760,000 FRANKLIN Building fires Major
6 $750,000 WILLIAMSON COUNTY Building fires Major
7 $750,000 FRANKLIN Building fires Major
8 $600,000 BRENTWOOD Building fires Major
9 $508,000 Nolensville Building fires Major
10 $500,000 Arrington Building fires Major
06 How Williamson County compares

Williamson County vs TN vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

7.66
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Williamson County
7.66
TN avg
11.07
US avg
7.15
0.91
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Williamson County
0.91
TN avg
1.37
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Williamson County
0
TN avg
15
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Williamson County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 47187.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Williamson County

7 departments report from this county.

Franklin Fire Department
Franklin
FDID 94223 431 incidents 159 paid
Williamson County Rescue Squad
Franklin
FDID 94743 336 incidents 2 paid 115 vol
Brentwood Fire Department
Brentwood
FDID 94141 216 incidents 62 paid
Williamson Fire and Emergency Services
Thompsons Station
FDID 94632 96 incidents 28 vol
Arrington Volunteer Fire Department
Arrington
FDID 94101 92 incidents 22 vol
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.