ZIP 37826 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 345 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McMinn County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
345 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 84 | |
| 2023 | 73 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37826 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 60 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 37 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 34 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 30 | 8.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37826 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 35 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Match | 18 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37826 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1274% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37826.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niota | 332 | |
| 2 | Sweetwater | 5 | |
| 3 | Athens | 2 | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 2 | |
| 5 | Decatur | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meigs County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47121 |
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 — 345 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.