ZIP 37863 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 778 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sevier County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
778 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 182 | |
| 2022 | 171 | |
| 2023 | 187 | |
| 2024 | 181 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Nov peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37863 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 121 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 99 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 98 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 53 | 6.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37863 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 74 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 137 | 54.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37863 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 441% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,300,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $630,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $360,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $283,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $271,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37863.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pigeon Forge | 747 | |
| 2 | Sevierville | 27 | |
| 3 | Gatlinburg | 4 |
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 — 778 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.