ZIP 39305 recorded 94 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 514 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lauderdale County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
514 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 176 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 94 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39305 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 98 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 80 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 52 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 34 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 6.2% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39305 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 20.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39305 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 178% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $225,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39305.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meridian | 513 |
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 — 514 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.