ZIP 38685 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 105 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Marshall County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
105 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38685 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 34 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 23 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 5 | 4.8% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38685 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 11.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 77.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38685 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 105 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.