ZIP 38804 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 541 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Itawamba County, MS.
541 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 101 | |
| 2023 | 157 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38804 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 86 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 77 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 72 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 55 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 48 | 8.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38804 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Corridor, mall | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 21.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 95 | 60.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38804 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 356% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38804.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tupelo | 541 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28081 |
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 — 541 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.