ZIP 38856 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 106 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Itawamba County, MS.
106 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38856 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 28 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 4.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38856 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 14.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38856 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 668% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $123,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,920 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentiss County | MS | 1.00 | 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 — 106 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.