ZIP 39462 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 124 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Perry County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
124 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39462 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 16 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 14 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 13 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 8.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39462 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 2.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 59.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39462 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 874% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $69,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $28,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $19,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 124 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.