ZIP 38611 recorded 253 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,113 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeSoto County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,113 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 206 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 315 | |
| 2024 | 212 | |
| 2025 | 253 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38611 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 298 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 242 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 117 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 73 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 64 | 5.8% |
For the 62 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38611 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 137 | 42.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 49 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 66 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 212 | 66.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 19 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38611 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 430% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $179,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38611.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28093 |
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 — 1,113 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.