ZIP 38108 recorded 223 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,507 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,507 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 259 | |
| 2022 | 327 | |
| 2023 | 393 | |
| 2024 | 305 | |
| 2025 | 223 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38108 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 329 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 248 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 235 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 85 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 81 | 5.4% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38108 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 148 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 124 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 79 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 77 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 55 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 43 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 41 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 33 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 208 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 244 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Incendiary device | 131 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 112 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 106 | 13.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 51 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 40 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 31 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 21 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 72 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38108 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 107% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $111,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $82,600 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38108.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 1,507 |
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 — 1,507 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.