ZIP 38139 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 270 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, TN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
270 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 61 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Aug peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38139 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 45 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 27 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Overheated motor | 14 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 14 | 5.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38139 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 37.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 19.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38139 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 41062% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $965,550 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $244,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $82,340 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38139.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germantown | 233 | |
| 2 | Collierville | 37 |
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 — 270 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.