ZIP 38340 recorded 193 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 645 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chester County, TN.
645 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 98 | |
| 2023 | 121 | |
| 2024 | 163 | |
| 2025 | 193 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38340 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 129 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 101 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 70 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 50 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 6.8% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38340 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 57 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 47 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 45 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 23 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 117 | 38.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 28 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 23 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 14 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 71 | 23.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38340 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 285% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $246,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $144,005 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $130,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $87,672 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $64,842 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $64,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $62,052 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38340.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henderson | 632 | |
| 2 | Bethel Springs | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardeman County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47069 |
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 — 645 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.