ZIP 38002 recorded 214 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,065 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,065 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 204 | |
| 2022 | 247 | |
| 2023 | 202 | |
| 2024 | 198 | |
| 2025 | 214 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38002 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 140 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 139 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 88 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 88 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 80 | 7.5% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38002 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 87 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 79 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 60 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 33 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 23 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 21 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 99 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 225 | 52.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 36 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 21 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 74 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38002 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 144% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $550,990 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $339,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $286,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38002.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlington | 604 | |
| 2 | Lakeland | 250 | |
| 3 | Bartlett | 120 | |
| 4 | Memphis | 28 | |
| 5 | Millington | 6 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47157 |
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 — 1,065 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.