ZIP 37385 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 380 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monroe County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
380 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37385 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 92 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 58 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 47 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 39 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 19 | 5.0% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37385 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 37.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 70.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37385 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 474% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $338,661 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $144,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $139,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $102,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37385.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tellico Plains | 365 | |
| 2 | Madisonville | 4 | |
| 3 | Vonore | 3 |
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 — 380 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.