ZIP 38606 recorded 230 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,126 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Panola County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,126 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 153 | |
| 2022 | 121 | |
| 2023 | 300 | |
| 2024 | 322 | |
| 2025 | 230 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38606 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 195 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 178 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 156 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 84 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 6.9% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38606 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 130 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 59 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 18.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 241 | 66.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38606 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 188% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $399,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $220,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $188,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38606.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batesville | 1,124 |
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 — 1,126 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.