ZIP 38068 recorded 102 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 577 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
577 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 86 | |
| 2022 | 148 | |
| 2023 | 131 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 102 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38068 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 140 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 83 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 43 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 40 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 6.6% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38068 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 54 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 52 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 19 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 22.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 127 | 52.5% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 22 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38068 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1105% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $186,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38068.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerville | 535 | |
| 2 | Oakland | 5 | |
| 3 | Collierville | 2 | |
| 4 | Mason | 1 | |
| 5 | Whiteville | 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 — 577 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.