ZIP 38851 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 513 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chickasaw County, MS.
513 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 129 | |
| 2024 | 156 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38851 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 108 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 83 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 80 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 49 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 38 | 7.4% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38851 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 18.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 61.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Match | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38851 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 651% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38851.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 513 |
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 — 513 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.