ZIP 38583 recorded 264 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,723 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cumberland County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,723 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 205 | |
| 2022 | 349 | |
| 2023 | 478 | |
| 2024 | 427 | |
| 2025 | 264 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38583 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 382 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 205 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 150 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 109 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 88 | 5.1% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38583 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 52 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 82 | 25.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 188 | 59.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38583 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 198% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $346,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $242,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38583.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparta | 1,700 | |
| 2 | Doyle | 4 | |
| 3 | Crossville | 1 | |
| 4 | Spencer | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47041 |
| Van Buren County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47175 |
| White County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47185 |
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 — 1,723 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.