ZIP 38829 recorded 249 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,108 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prentiss County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,108 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 143 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 333 | |
| 2024 | 271 | |
| 2025 | 249 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38829 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 281 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 158 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 123 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 113 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 99 | 8.9% |
For the 55 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38829 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 207 | 54.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 20.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 264 | 69.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 19 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38829 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 132% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $460,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38829.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booneville | 1,107 |
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 — 1,108 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.