ZIP 38105 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 408 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
408 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 98 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38105 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 71 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 49 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 41 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 40 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 30 | 7.4% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38105 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 44 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 22 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 18 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 16 | 7.6% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 18.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 27 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 26 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Incendiary device | 19 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38105 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 230% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $138,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38105.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 407 | |
| 2 | South Fulton | 1 |
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 — 408 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.