ZIP 39503 recorded 470 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,048 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harrison County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,048 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 348 | |
| 2022 | 201 | |
| 2023 | 548 | |
| 2024 | 481 | |
| 2025 | 470 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 248 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 246 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 209 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 192 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 141 | 6.9% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 147 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 72 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 24 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 22 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 18 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 147 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 237 | 46.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 67 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 43 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 14 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 11 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 86 | 16.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 313% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $315,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39503.
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 — 2,048 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.