ZIP 38751 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 459 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sunflower County, MS.
459 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 100 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38751 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 109 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 74 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 41 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 40 | 8.7% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38751 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 189 | 86.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 2.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38751 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 155% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $82,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $56,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38751.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianola | 458 |
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 — 459 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.