ZIP 38257 recorded 71 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 321 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Obion County, TN.
321 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 86 | |
| 2025 | 71 |
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38257 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 103 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 27 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 21 | 6.5% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38257 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 25.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 52.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38257 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1422% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $230,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $21,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38257.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Fulton | 276 | |
| 2 | 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 — 321 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.