ZIP 39470 recorded 217 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 738 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pearl River County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
738 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 199 | |
| 2025 | 217 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39470 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 236 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 106 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 76 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 60 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 45 | 6.1% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39470 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 30.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39470 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 368% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $182,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $126,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39470.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poplarville | 736 |
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 — 738 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.