ZIP 39476 recorded 71 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 290 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Greene County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
290 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 71 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39476 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 68 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 61 | 21.0% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 29 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 26 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 6.9% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39476 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 68.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 7.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 70.4% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 6.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39476 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $153,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $24,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39476.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richton | 271 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28067 |
| Perry County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28111 |
| Wayne County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28153 |
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 — 290 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.