ZIP 38868 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 279 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, MS.
279 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38868 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 71 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 44 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 24 | 8.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38868 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38868 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Outside storage fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $11,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $300 | Grass fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38868.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shannon | 279 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28095 |
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 — 279 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.