ZIP 38801 recorded 265 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,389 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, MS.
1,389 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 258 | |
| 2022 | 262 | |
| 2023 | 279 | |
| 2024 | 325 | |
| 2025 | 265 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 268 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 152 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 108 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 106 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 103 | 7.4% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 160 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 53 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 98 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 280 | 70.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 17 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 6 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 7.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 105% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $455,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38801.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontotoc County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28115 |
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 — 1,389 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.