ZIP 38131 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 11 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
11 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38131 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 1 | 9.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38131 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Personal service area, barber/beauty salon area | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Sunlight | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38131 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 140% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38131.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 11 |
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 — 11 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.