ZIP 38053 recorded 267 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,223 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,223 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 189 | |
| 2022 | 272 | |
| 2023 | 237 | |
| 2024 | 258 | |
| 2025 | 267 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38053 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 150 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 130 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 90 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 89 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 86 | 7.0% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38053 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 100 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 65 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 42 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 88 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 198 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 32 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 8 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38053 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 87% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $220,360 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38053.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millington | 1,139 | |
| 2 | Memphis | 39 | |
| 3 | Arlington | 11 | |
| 4 | Munford | 2 | |
| 5 | Atoka | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47167 |
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 — 1,223 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.