ZIP 39168 recorded 66 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 291 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jones County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
291 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 91 | |
| 2025 | 66 |
Aug peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39168 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 83 | 28.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 56 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 28 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 6.5% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39168 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 96 | 67.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 9.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 113 | 79.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 1.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39168 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1266% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39168.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylorsville | 182 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28129 |
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 — 291 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.