ZIP 38255 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 138 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Weakley County, TN.
138 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38255 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 40 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 34 | 24.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 16 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 4.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38255 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 24.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38255 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1181% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $83,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38255.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharon | 131 | |
| 2 | Dresden | 3 | |
| 3 | Martin | 2 | |
| 4 | Greenfield | 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 — 138 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.