ZIP 38650 recorded 101 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 355 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
355 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 101 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38650 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 80 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 63 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 50 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 38 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 31 | 8.7% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38650 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 76.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 5.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 89.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38650 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2956% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $560,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $44,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38650.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myrtle | 355 |
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 — 355 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.