ZIP 38824 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 440 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Itawamba County, MS.
440 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 106 | |
| 2024 | 130 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38824 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 131 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 70 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 46 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 6.6% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38824 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 62.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 8.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38824 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2123% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $208,174 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38824.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baldwyn | 380 |
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 |
| Union County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28145 |
| Prentiss County | MS | 0.50 | FIPS 28117 |
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 — 440 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.