ZIP 38114 recorded 255 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,505 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,505 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 229 | |
| 2022 | 298 | |
| 2023 | 343 | |
| 2024 | 380 | |
| 2025 | 255 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38114 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 243 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 222 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 191 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 125 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 114 | 7.6% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38114 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 148 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 98 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 91 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 54 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 50 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 35 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 34 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 33 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 180 | 24.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 318 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 104 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Incendiary device | 82 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 42 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 32 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 25 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 76 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38114 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 197% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $128,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38114.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 1,504 |
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 — 1,505 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.