ZIP 38821 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 515 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monroe County, MS.
515 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 152 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38821 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 110 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 82 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 6.4% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38821 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 25.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 64.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38821 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1165% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38821.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amory | 515 |
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 — 515 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.