ZIP 38647 recorded 18 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 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38647 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 13 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 5 | 7.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38647 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 70.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 2.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 91.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38647 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 119% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $99,999 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $99,999 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $9,999 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | 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 — 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.