ZIP 39455 recorded 195 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 706 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Forrest County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
706 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | |
| 2022 | 46 | |
| 2023 | 222 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 195 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39455 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 139 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 108 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 97 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 67 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 65 | 9.2% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39455 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 101 | 61.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 16 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39455 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $184,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39455.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28073 |
| Stone County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28131 |
| Pearl River County | MS | 0.50 | FIPS 28109 |
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 — 706 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.