ZIP 38601 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 64 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lafayette County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
64 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 11 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 10 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 9.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 56.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 986% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $73,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 64 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.