ZIP 38629 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 68 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benton County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
68 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38629 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 20 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 14 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 19.1% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 4.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38629 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 60.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38629 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1030% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38629.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkner | 68 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tippah County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28139 |
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 — 68 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.