ZIP 37128 recorded 231 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,166 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rutherford County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,166 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 234 | |
| 2022 | 284 | |
| 2023 | 186 | |
| 2024 | 231 | |
| 2025 | 231 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37128 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 133 | 11.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 118 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 113 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 104 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 88 | 7.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37128 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 66 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 38 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 19 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 78 | 21.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 168 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 47 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 20 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 62 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37128 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 261% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $398,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37128.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murfreesboro | 1,144 | |
| 2 | Rutherford | 8 | |
| 3 | Rockvale | 6 | |
| 4 | Smyrna | 6 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,166 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.