ZIP 38018 recorded 114 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 621 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
621 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 143 | |
| 2022 | 114 | |
| 2023 | 132 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 114 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38018 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 77 | 12.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 63 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 61 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 54 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 36 | 5.8% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38018 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 29 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 29.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 39 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 25 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 24 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38018 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 156% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $340,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $205,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $172,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,190 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38018.
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 — 621 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.