ZIP 38651 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 243 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeSoto County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
243 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 81 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38651 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 35 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 26 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 21 | 8.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38651 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 26.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38651 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 290% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $22,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38651.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernando | 4 |
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 — 243 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.