ZIP 38879 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 242 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, MS.
242 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38879 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 51 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 46 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 13 | 5.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38879 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 19.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 70.6% | |
| 2 | Conducted heat from another fire | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38879 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 350% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38879.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verona | 242 |
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 — 242 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.