ZIP 38132 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 68 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
68 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Sep peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38132 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 16 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 4 | 5.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38132 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 11.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38132 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1035% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38132.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 68 |
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 — 68 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.