ZIP 37408 recorded 85 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 485 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hamilton County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
485 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 115 | |
| 2023 | 99 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 85 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37408 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 107 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 47 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 29 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 29 | 6.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37408 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 78 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 54 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 24 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 13.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 182 | 67.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37408 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1227% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37408.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattanooga | 484 | |
| 2 | Rossville | 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 — 485 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.