In 2025, fire departments serving Wilson County responded to 956 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $600K property loss.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 51% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Feb dips.
4,684 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 765 | |
| 2022 | 946 | |
| 2023 | 1,037 | |
| 2024 | 980 | |
| 2025 | 956 |
For the 39 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Wilson County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 70% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | LEBANON | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | LEBANON | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | MT JULIET | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | WATERTOWN | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $321,000 | LEBANON | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | LEBANON | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | MT JULIET | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | MT JULIET | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $225,000 | LEBANON | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $200,000 | Mount Juliet | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 47189.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 39,562 | View › |
| Mount Juliet | 39,525 | View › |
| Green Hill | 6,773 | View › |
| Gladeville | 2,034 | View › |
| Rural Hill | 2,016 | View › |
| Watertown | 1,637 | View › |
| Statesville | 272 | View › |
| Norene | 266 | View › |
| Greenvale | 120 | View › |
| Tuckers Crossroads | 67 | View › |
| West End Heights | 0 | View › |
| Martha | 0 | View › |
4 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.