ZIP 39576 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 340 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hancock County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
340 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39576 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 90 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 67 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 25 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 20 | 5.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39576 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 61.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 11.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 82.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39576 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 181% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $1,000,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39576.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waveland | 340 |
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 — 340 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.