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Fire Incidents in Nashville, Tennessee (TN)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Nashville, Tennessee (TN). We analyzed the annual National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release files provided by the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire Data Center (NFDC) to get this data. Please note, this isn't a fire census. The input from the fire departments may contain human error but the proportion of fire incidents reported to NFIRS is large enough to make reasonable interferences.

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Fire Incident Data for Nashville, Tennessee (TN)

This page shows detailed fire incident data for Nashville in Tennessee (TN). The data is sourced from NFIRS reports and shows incidents by cause and year.

Fire Incident Causes in Nashville

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleAct of nature221047
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleCause under investigation113137119119
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleCause undetermined after investigation12611896125
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleCause4126
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleFailure of equipment or heat source1097810975
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleIntentional1771334454
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleUnintentional446450373408

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Nashville

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleDebris20404980
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleEquipment5377
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleIncendiary3787
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleMisuse of fire572029
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleNatural source12251219
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleOpen/outdoor fire192458109
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleOther cause15293242
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleSmoking24352112
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleStructure (exposure)0101
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleUndetermined811549587

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Nashville

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleAttention/sympathy0001
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleAuto theft concealment0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleDomestic violence1003
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleFireplay/curiosity0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleInsurance fraud0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleIntimidation0010
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleOther motivation0012
Tennessee (TN)NashvillePersonal0013
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleSuicide0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleThrills0010

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Nashville

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleExtended family0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleFoster parents0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleNo Family Unit0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleOther family type0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleSingle parent family0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleTwo parent family0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Nashville

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleDeath4225
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleLife threatening1000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleMinor0027
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleModerate2111
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleSevere0001
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Nashville

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleDeath0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleLife threatening1110
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleMinor0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleModerate0001
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleSevere0000
Tennessee (TN)NashvilleUndetermined0000

Where is Fire Incident Data Coming From? NFIRS

The NFIRS is a reporting standard that fire departments use to uniformly report on the full range of their activities, from fire to emergency medical services (EMS) to equipment involved in the response.

Anyone analyzing the NFIRS data should note that NFIRS is neither a random sample nor a census of fire incidents or casualties in the United States. As such, the analyst may not accurately make estimates of total fires, fire losses, or fire casualties in the United States from NFIRS data alone. Similarly, statistical means (averages) or standard error measurements taken from NFIRS describe the population of fire incidents related to fire departments that participate in NFIRS but do not describe the population of fire incidents in the Nation as a whole. However, the proportion of fire incidents reported to NFIRS is large enough that reasonable inferences can be made that the proportions of fires in NFIRS are similar to the true national measurements.