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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 38587

ZIP 38587 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 93 across 2021–2025. Primary county: White County, TN.

ZIP 38587 FIPS 47185 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
9
93 across 5 years
Building fires
2
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
31
FEMA NRI · Low
Active fires
0
in White County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 38587

93 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 7
2022 22
2023 22
2024 33
2025 9
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 38587?

Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 12
Feb 21
Mar 11
Apr 7
May 1
Jun 8
Jul 5
Aug 4
Sep 6
Oct 3
Nov 9
Dec 6
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 38587?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38587 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 18 19.4%
2 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 13 14.0%
3 Aircraft standby 10 10.8%
4 Authorized controlled burning 10 10.8%
5 Forest, woods or wildland fire 5 5.4%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 38587?

For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
78%
7
Cause undetermined
11%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
11%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38587 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 2 22.2%
2 Wildland, woods 2 22.2%
3 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 1 11.1%
4 Cooking area, kitchen 1 11.1%
5 Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola 1 11.1%
6 Exterior, exposed surface 1 11.1%
7 Undetermined 1 11.1%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 2 22.2%
2 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 1 11.1%
3 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 1 11.1%
4 Arcing 1 11.1%
5 Hot ember or ash 1 11.1%
6 Munitions 1 11.1%
7 Heat spread from another fire, other 1 11.1%
8 Flying brand, ember, spark 1 11.1%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $498K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38587 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 199% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $200,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
2 $125,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
3 $57,470 Building fires 2023 Significant
4 $50,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
5 $50,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
6 $15,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
7 $250 Grass fire 2022 Significant
8 $200 Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle 2022 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 38587

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38587.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Doyle 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 38587

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 93 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.