ZIP 38017 recorded 203 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,476 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,476 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 266 | |
| 2022 | 333 | |
| 2023 | 362 | |
| 2024 | 312 | |
| 2025 | 203 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38017 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 180 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 151 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 149 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 124 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 102 | 6.9% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38017 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 96 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 57 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 39 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 38 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 30 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 30 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 17 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 145 | 31.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 188 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 43 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 34 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 30 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 29 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 13 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 100 | 21.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38017 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 442% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $482,500 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $340,100 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $259,120 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $215,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $152,280 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $144,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38017.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collierville | 1,165 | |
| 2 | Piperton | 285 | |
| 3 | Memphis | 3 | |
| 4 | Millington | 1 | |
| 5 | South Fulton | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47157 |
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 — 1,476 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.