ZIP 37873 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 250 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hawkins County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
250 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 49 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37873 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 12.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 29 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 21 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 19 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 15 | 6.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37873 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 11 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37873 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 485% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37873.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgoinsville | 231 | |
| 2 | Rogersville | 7 | |
| 3 | Church Hill | 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 — 250 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.