ZIP 39759 recorded 281 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,297 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Oktibbeha County, MS.
1,297 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 180 | |
| 2022 | 166 | |
| 2023 | 316 | |
| 2024 | 354 | |
| 2025 | 281 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39759 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 237 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 161 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 135 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 120 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 118 | 9.1% |
For the 44 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39759 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 71 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 67 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 35 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 18 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 17 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 9 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 116 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 170 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 73 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 38 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 23 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 66 | 15.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39759 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 307% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $999,999 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $180,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39759.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starkville | 1,297 |
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 — 1,297 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.