ZIP 37656 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 201 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
201 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37656 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 50 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 44 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 9 | 4.5% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37656 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 19.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 80.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37656 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 345% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $195,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37656.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fall Branch | 192 | |
| 2 | Jonesborough | 2 | |
| 3 | Kingsport | 2 | |
| 4 | Greeneville | 1 | |
| 5 | Watauga | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | TN | 0.50 | FIPS 47059 |
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 — 201 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.