ZIP 38701 recorded 282 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,462 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, MS.
1,462 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 307 | |
| 2022 | 121 | |
| 2023 | 380 | |
| 2024 | 372 | |
| 2025 | 282 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 291 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 177 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 173 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 150 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 119 | 8.1% |
For the 53 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 245 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 86 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 30 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 23 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 14 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 11 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 11 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 125 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 449 | 78.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 31 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 8 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 6.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 161% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville | 1,462 |
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 — 1,462 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.