ZIP 38103 recorded 63 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 434 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
434 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 86 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 96 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 63 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38103 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 67 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 45 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 38 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 36 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 27 | 6.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38103 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 23 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 13 | 6.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 33 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 30 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38103 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 291% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38103.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 434 |
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 — 434 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.