ZIP 39301 recorded 498 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,079 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clarke County, MS.
2,079 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 383 | |
| 2022 | 151 | |
| 2023 | 567 | |
| 2024 | 480 | |
| 2025 | 498 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 431 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 369 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 224 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 209 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 144 | 6.9% |
For the 98 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 190 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 108 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 38 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 36 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 19 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 15 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 14 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 158 | 26.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 358 | 59.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 54 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 40 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 13 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Match | 12 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 76 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 181% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $189,705 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $162,840 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meridian | 2,078 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28075 |
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 — 2,079 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.