ZIP 38117 recorded 137 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 681 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
681 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | |
| 2022 | 155 | |
| 2023 | 169 | |
| 2024 | 106 | |
| 2025 | 137 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38117 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 125 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 80 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 79 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 60 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 7.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38117 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 67 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 69 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 51 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 37 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 23 | 9.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 14 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38117 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 265% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $207,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38117.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 681 |
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 — 681 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.