ZIP 38921 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 105 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tallahatchie County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
105 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38921 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 36 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 14 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 12 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 5 | 4.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38921 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 62.9% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38921 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 782% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38921.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston | 105 |
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 — 105 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.