ZIP 39428 recorded 108 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 682 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Covington County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
682 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 234 | |
| 2024 | 168 | |
| 2025 | 108 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39428 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 125 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 99 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 90 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 70 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 49 | 7.2% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39428 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 16.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 143 | 66.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39428 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1348% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $11,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39428.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collins | 681 | |
| 2 | Hattiesburg | 1 |
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 — 682 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.