ZIP 38126 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 398 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
398 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38126 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 83 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 50 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 46 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 42 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 28 | 7.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38126 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 51 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 30 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 16 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 11 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 17 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Incendiary device | 13 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38126 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 173% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $195,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $62,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $42,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38126.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 398 |
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 — 398 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.