ZIP 39120 recorded 220 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,289 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adams County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,289 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 271 | |
| 2022 | 132 | |
| 2023 | 345 | |
| 2024 | 321 | |
| 2025 | 220 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39120 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 238 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 203 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 125 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 106 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 91 | 7.1% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39120 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 279 | 56.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 8 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 86 | 17.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 382 | 77.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 3.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39120 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 260% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39120.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natchez | 1,289 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28063 |
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 — 1,289 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.