ZIP 38646 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 126 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Quitman County, MS.
126 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38646 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 56 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 27 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 14 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 2.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38646 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Multiple areas | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 21.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38646 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 397% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $152,515 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $151,724 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $91,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 126 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.