ZIP 37934 recorded 71 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 363 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Knox County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
363 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 89 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 71 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37934 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 34 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 29 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 22 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 17 | 4.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37934 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 26.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 55.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37934 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 305% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $199,680 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $145,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $130,361 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $103,180 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $93,436 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37934.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knoxville | 356 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudon County | TN | 0.50 | FIPS 47105 |
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 — 363 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.