ZIP 39429 recorded 219 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 758 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson Davis County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
758 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 195 | |
| 2024 | 191 | |
| 2025 | 219 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39429 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 144 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 135 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 89 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 59 | 7.8% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39429 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 84 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 82 | 22.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 11.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 206 | 56.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 61 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Match | 16 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 6.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39429 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 252% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $320,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39429.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia | 758 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28091 |
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 — 758 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.