ZIP 38261 recorded 171 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 767 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Obion County, TN.
767 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 160 | |
| 2022 | 129 | |
| 2023 | 153 | |
| 2024 | 154 | |
| 2025 | 171 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38261 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 168 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 102 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 64 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 34 | 4.4% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38261 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 71 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 43 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 41 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 27 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 22 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 10 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 129 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 37 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 35 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 27 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 83 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38261 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 244% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $245,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $222,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $151,275 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38261.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union City | 750 | |
| 2 | Woodland Mills | 5 | |
| 3 | South Fulton | 2 | |
| 4 | Hornbeak | 1 | |
| 5 | Martin | 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 — 767 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.