ZIP 38878 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 119 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calhoun County, MS.
119 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38878 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 40 | 33.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 26 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 5.0% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38878 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 69.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 2.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 88.9% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Match | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 2.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38878 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38878.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vardaman | 119 |
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 — 119 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.