ZIP 38253 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 108 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Obion County, TN.
108 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38253 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 27 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 16 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 14 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 14 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 9 | 8.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38253 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 29.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 25.9% | |
| 4 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 3.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Other static discharge | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38253 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 229% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $41,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $7,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38253.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union City | 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 — 108 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.