ZIP 38771 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 164 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sunflower County, MS.
164 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38771 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 17 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 6.1% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38771 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 21.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 62.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Sunlight | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 6.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38771 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 884% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $55,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38771.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruleville | 164 |
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 — 164 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.