ZIP 37738 recorded 112 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 654 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sevier County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
654 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 179 | |
| 2023 | 155 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 112 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37738 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 105 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 77 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 50 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 41 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 39 | 6.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37738 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 27 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 22 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 19 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 105 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37738 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 274% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $415,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $280,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $230,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $69,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37738.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gatlinburg | 636 | |
| 2 | Cosby | 5 | |
| 3 | Pittman Center | 5 | |
| 4 | Sevierville | 4 | |
| 5 | Cookeville | 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 — 654 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.