ZIP 37996 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 14 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Knox County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
14 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 37996 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 1 | 7.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 37996 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 1 | 50.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 50.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 37996 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 37996.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knoxville | 12 |
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 — 14 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.