ZIP 38127 recorded 363 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,229 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
2,229 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 409 | |
| 2022 | 457 | |
| 2023 | 504 | |
| 2024 | 496 | |
| 2025 | 363 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38127 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 373 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 345 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 308 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 151 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 122 | 5.5% |
For the 46 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38127 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 247 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 182 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 130 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 72 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 61 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 59 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 56 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 49 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 318 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 366 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 178 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 109 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Incendiary device | 108 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 83 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 59 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 56 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 54 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 161 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38127 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 94% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $231,110 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $205,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $199,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $170,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38127.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 2,222 | |
| 2 | Millington | 4 |
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 — 2,229 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.