ZIP 38112 recorded 120 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 835 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
835 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 168 | |
| 2022 | 172 | |
| 2023 | 189 | |
| 2024 | 186 | |
| 2025 | 120 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38112 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 179 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 113 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 108 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 59 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 57 | 6.8% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38112 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 86 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 54 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 18 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 18 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 106 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 105 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 70 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 45 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Incendiary device | 29 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38112 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 239% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $838,300 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $141,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $114,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38112.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 835 |
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 — 835 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.