ZIP 37361 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 147 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
147 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37361 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 71 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 11 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 5 | 3.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37361 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 25.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 11.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 67.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 8.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37361 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37361.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutherfordton | 3 | |
| 2 | Benton | 2 | |
| 3 | Cleveland | 1 |
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 — 147 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.