ZIP 37317 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 81 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
81 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37317 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 42.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 8 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 3 | 3.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37317 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37317 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 662% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $41,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37317.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ducktown | 8 |
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 — 81 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.