ZIP 39577 recorded 132 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 617 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Forrest County, MS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
617 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 98 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 190 | |
| 2024 | 138 | |
| 2025 | 132 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39577 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 98 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 73 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 69 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 52 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 50 | 8.1% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39577 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 17.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 62.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 23 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39577 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 443% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $215,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39577.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wiggins | 615 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28111 |
| Stone County | MS | 1.00 | FIPS 28131 |
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 — 617 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.