ZIP 39556 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 233 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hancock County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
233 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39556 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 46 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 45 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 15 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 5.2% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39556 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 23.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 51.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39556 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 117% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $113,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39556.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiln | 233 |
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 — 233 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.