ZIP 38802 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 80 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, MS.
80 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38802 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 8.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38802 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Office | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Closet | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Shipping/receiving area; loading area, dock or bay | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38802 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 8100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38802.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tupelo | 79 |
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 — 80 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.