ZIP 39465 recorded 184 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 801 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Forrest County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
801 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 189 | |
| 2024 | 237 | |
| 2025 | 184 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39465 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 142 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 133 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 88 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 76 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 7.1% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39465 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 32 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 158 | 59.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 18 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39465 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 274% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $564,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $254,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39465.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petal | 796 | |
| 2 | Hattiesburg | 4 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28111 |
| Jones County | MS | 0.50 | FIPS 28067 |
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 — 801 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.