ZIP 39401 recorded 287 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,808 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Covington County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,808 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 409 | |
| 2022 | 195 | |
| 2023 | 563 | |
| 2024 | 354 | |
| 2025 | 287 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 302 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 186 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 171 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 167 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 152 | 8.4% |
For the 46 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 292 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 108 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 92 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 90 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 84 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 49 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 21 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 20 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 236 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 701 | 70.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 60 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 35 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 27 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 27 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Match | 16 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 15 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 78 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 176% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $207,182 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattiesburg | 1,799 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28035 |
| Lamar County | MS | 0.50 | FIPS 28073 |
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 — 1,808 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.