ZIP 38122 recorded 269 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,525 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,525 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 256 | |
| 2022 | 323 | |
| 2023 | 326 | |
| 2024 | 351 | |
| 2025 | 269 |
Sep peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38122 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 411 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 173 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 150 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 111 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 81 | 5.3% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38122 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 176 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 123 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 64 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 37 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 32 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 31 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 25 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 172 | 24.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 276 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 101 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 98 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Incendiary device | 58 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 41 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 18 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 50 | 7.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38122 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 626% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $154,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38122.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 1,525 |
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 — 1,525 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.