ZIP 37379 recorded 118 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 785 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bledsoe County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
785 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 143 | |
| 2023 | 194 | |
| 2024 | 211 | |
| 2025 | 118 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37379 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 184 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 95 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 82 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 48 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 46 | 5.9% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37379 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 63 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 48 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 33 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 28 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Construction/renovation area | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 24.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 151 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 26 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 20 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 16 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 50 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37379 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1716% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $934,300 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37379.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakesite | 112 | |
| 2 | Sale Creek | 1 | |
| 3 | Whitwell | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47065 |
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 — 785 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.