ZIP 38850 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 154 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chickasaw County, MS.
154 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38850 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 58 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 43 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 6 | 3.9% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38850 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 20.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38850 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $6 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontotoc County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28115 |
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 — 154 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.