ZIP 38618 recorded 137 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 676 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeSoto County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
676 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 133 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 160 | |
| 2024 | 173 | |
| 2025 | 137 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38618 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 224 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 180 | 26.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 58 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 45 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 39 | 5.8% |
For the 33 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38618 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 105 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 45 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 16 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 15.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 147 | 55.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 32 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 22 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38618 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 142% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38618.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coldwater | 676 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tate County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28137 |
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 — 676 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.