ZIP 38671 recorded 384 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,603 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeSoto County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,603 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 243 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 620 | |
| 2024 | 274 | |
| 2025 | 384 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38671 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 427 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 169 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 162 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 105 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 94 | 5.9% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38671 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 79 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 67 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 88 | 25.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 189 | 54.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 59 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38671 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38671.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southaven | 1,603 |
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 — 1,603 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.