ZIP 38109 recorded 355 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,093 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
2,093 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 404 | |
| 2022 | 443 | |
| 2023 | 471 | |
| 2024 | 420 | |
| 2025 | 355 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38109 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 393 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 302 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 250 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 183 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 126 | 6.0% |
For the 53 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38109 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 228 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 177 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 173 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 111 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 62 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 60 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 53 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 46 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 278 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 454 | 38.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 191 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Incendiary device | 97 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 95 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 63 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 61 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 60 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 46 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 121 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38109 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 80% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $152,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38109.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 2,093 |
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 — 2,093 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.