Tennessee
Tennessee publishes civilian fire deaths statewide only; no public source breaks fire deaths out to the county level.
Why this state isn't scored
The Fireground Index scores one comparable metric — the civilian fire-death rate — computed from exact per-county death counts and Census population. For Tennessee, no public source provides those counts completely and unsuppressed for all 95 counties. Rather than publish estimated, partial, or suppressed figures, the state is shown here transparently.
Sources checked
| Source | What it provides |
|---|---|
| TN State Fire Marshal (Dept of Commerce & Insurance) — Fire Fatality Database | Published statewide only (≈93/yr); no public county breakdown. |
| FDTN ArcGIS services (tnmap.tn.gov) | Per-fire-department operational data with no death field (loss fields are dollars); grain is department, not county. |
| TN Dept of Health vital statistics | Residence-based and small-count suppressed. |
What failed the source gate
Every state must clear this public-source standard before it is scored:
- Public & authoritative (a state fire-marshal / fire-agency or primary record)
- County-level (or the jurisdiction's county-equivalents)
- Civilian fire deaths, incident-based (counted where the fire occurred; firefighter line-of-duty excluded)
- Exact counts — not rates, not statistically suppressed small cells
- All counties present, with zero-death counties verifiable (not ambiguous omission)
- A recent 5-year window, or a best-available clearly-labeled window
Not met for Tennessee:
- County-level detail (published statewide only)
What data would unlock scoring
The Tennessee Fire Fatality Database broken out per county per year (incident-based), all 95 counties with explicit zeros.
Could a records request unlock it?
Likely yes. A records request to the SFMO for the per-county Fire Fatality Database would unlock scoring.
Relevant office: TN State Fire Marshal's Office (Fire Data / 978-567-3382 line for MFIRS)
Have this data? Help make Tennessee scoreable.
If you work with a state fire marshal’s office, fire-service data program, or public-health agency and can share a complete, per-county civilian fire-death dataset, we will evaluate it against the public-source standard and — if it qualifies — publish a fully-cited scorecard for Tennessee.
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