ZIP 38849 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 281 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, MS.
281 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 54 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38849 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 73 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 52 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 48 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 11 | 3.9% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38849 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 13.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38849 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 479% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $269,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38849.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guntown | 281 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28145 |
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 — 281 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.