ZIP 38677 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 67 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lafayette County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
67 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38677 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 7 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Overheated motor | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 5 | 7.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38677 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 81.8% | |
| 2 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 18.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38677 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 900% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38677.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University | 3 | |
| 2 | Knoxville | 1 |
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 — 67 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.