ZIP 38049 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 301 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
301 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 68 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Nov peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38049 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 65 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 60 | 19.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 18 | 6.0% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38049 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 45 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 19.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 21.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38049 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2548% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $489,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $261,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $46,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38049.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47167 |
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 — 301 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.