ZIP 38128 recorded 296 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,657 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,657 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 301 | |
| 2022 | 351 | |
| 2023 | 368 | |
| 2024 | 341 | |
| 2025 | 296 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38128 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 314 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 251 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 208 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 126 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 99 | 6.0% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38128 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 222 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 187 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 120 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 95 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 40 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 36 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 35 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 30 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 207 | 21.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 313 | 32.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 171 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 111 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 77 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 60 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Incendiary device | 45 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 35 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 124 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38128 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 113% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $540,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38128.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 1,654 | |
| 2 | Millington | 1 | |
| 3 | Murfreesboro | 1 |
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 — 1,657 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.