ZIP 39520 recorded 141 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 512 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hancock County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
512 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 121 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 107 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 141 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39520 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 81 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 67 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 57 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 43 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 40 | 7.8% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39520 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 15.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39520 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 590790% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $123,456,789 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $500,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39520.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broussard | 1 |
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 — 512 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.