ZIP 39479 recorded 114 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 389 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Covington County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
389 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 123 | |
| 2025 | 114 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39479 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 106 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 93 | 23.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 67 | 17.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 28 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 6.7% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39479 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 90.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 1.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 90.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 1.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39479 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1609% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,500 | Special outside fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Road freight or transport 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 — 389 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.