ZIP 38663 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 375 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tippah County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
375 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 112 | |
| 2024 | 80 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38663 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 90 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 79 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 56 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 35 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 29 | 7.7% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38663 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 121 | 69.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Multiple areas | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Interior stairway or ramp | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 8.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 161 | 92.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 1.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38663 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 307% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38663.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ripley | 375 |
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 — 375 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.