ZIP 39501 recorded 409 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,606 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harrison County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,606 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 304 | |
| 2022 | 116 | |
| 2023 | 411 | |
| 2024 | 366 | |
| 2025 | 409 |
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 379 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 289 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 136 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 129 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 113 | 7.0% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 62 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 47 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 42 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 22 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 18 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 16 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 93 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 153 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 44 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 25 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 294% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39501.
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 — 1,606 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.