ZIP 38116 recorded 299 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,072 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
2,072 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 410 | |
| 2022 | 442 | |
| 2023 | 479 | |
| 2024 | 442 | |
| 2025 | 299 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38116 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 330 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 305 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 183 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 147 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 120 | 5.8% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38116 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 225 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 134 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 115 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 65 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 51 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 50 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 44 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 39 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 201 | 21.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 297 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 178 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 84 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 60 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 52 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 41 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 39 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 37 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 136 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38116 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 153% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $410,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $303,400 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38116.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 2,072 |
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 — 2,072 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.