ZIP 38104 recorded 176 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,117 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,117 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 199 | |
| 2022 | 261 | |
| 2023 | 220 | |
| 2024 | 261 | |
| 2025 | 176 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38104 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 193 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 116 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 99 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 93 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 85 | 7.6% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38104 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 95 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 68 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 55 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 34 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 34 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 26 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 22 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 15 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 101 | 22.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 143 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 64 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 38 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 36 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 28 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Incendiary device | 25 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 24 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 23 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 69 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38104 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 238% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $433,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $227,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $177,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38104.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 1,117 |
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 — 1,117 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.