ZIP 38643 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 57 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Quitman County, MS.
57 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Sep peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38643 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 30 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 5.3% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38643 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38643 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 124% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $152,515 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $69,304 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38643.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lambert | 57 |
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 — 57 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.