ZIP 37701 recorded 128 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 486 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Blount County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
486 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 128 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 92 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 86 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 34 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 27 | 5.6% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 29 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 26.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 21.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 171% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $687,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $164,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $107,350 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcoa | 486 |
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 — 486 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.