ZIP 38965 recorded 90 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 363 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calhoun County, MS.
363 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 83 | |
| 2025 | 90 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38965 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 89 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 54 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 30 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 26 | 7.2% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38965 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 27.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 52.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38965 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 255% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38965.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Valley | 361 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28071 |
| Yalobusha County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28161 |
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 — 363 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.