ZIP 38221 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 168 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benton County, TN.
168 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38221 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 38 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 20 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 10 | 6.0% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38221 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 14 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Exterior, exposed surface | 10 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 28 | 30.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 5.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38221 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 360% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $110,900 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $107,600 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $55,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $43,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38221.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Sandy | 168 |
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 — 168 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.