ZIP 38573 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 140 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Overton County, TN.
140 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 47 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38573 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 29 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 14 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 11 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Commercial Compactor fire, confined to rubbish | 9 | 6.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38573 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Conveyor | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 9.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 61.3% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38573 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 139433% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,500 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38573.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparta | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickett County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47137 |
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 — 140 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.