ZIP 38016 recorded 121 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 673 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
673 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 136 | |
| 2022 | 161 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 130 | |
| 2025 | 121 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38016 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 75 | 11.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 65 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 63 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 54 | 8.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38016 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 72 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 58 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 48 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 26 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 46 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 31 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 25 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38016 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 130% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $169,950 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $144,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $111,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38016.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 514 |
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 — 673 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.