ZIP 38506 recorded 73 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 561 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Overton County, TN.
561 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 104 | |
| 2022 | 139 | |
| 2023 | 138 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38506 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 69 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 63 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 58 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 55 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 55 | 9.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38506 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 26 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 18 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 32.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 46.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 23 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38506 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1086% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $465,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $307,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38506.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cookeville | 438 | |
| 2 | Algood | 112 | |
| 3 | Long Beach | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47141 |
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 — 561 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.