ZIP 38637 recorded 108 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 741 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeSoto County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
741 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 143 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 317 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 108 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38637 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 100 | 13.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 76 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 72 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 71 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 69 | 9.3% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38637 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 47 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 42 | 14.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 139 | 47.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 15 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 15 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38637 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 121% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38637.
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 — 741 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.