ZIP 38859 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 71 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prentiss County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
71 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38859 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 45.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 16 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 5 | 7.0% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38859 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 59.1% | |
| 2 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 4.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38859 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 285% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 71 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.