ZIP 38478 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 607 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Giles County, TN.
607 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 137 | |
| 2022 | 162 | |
| 2023 | 127 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38478 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 132 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 62 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 44 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 41 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 6.1% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38478 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 96 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 22 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 85 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 191 | 64.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 24 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38478 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 322% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $218,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $193,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $133,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38478.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski | 597 |
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 — 607 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.