ZIP 39402 recorded 234 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,159 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Forrest County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,159 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 181 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 378 | |
| 2024 | 296 | |
| 2025 | 234 |
Sep peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39402 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 225 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 94 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 87 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 86 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 68 | 5.9% |
For the 62 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39402 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 105 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 23 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 85 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 227 | 66.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Match | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 8.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39402 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 210% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $306,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39402.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattiesburg | 1,157 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 — 1,159 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.