ZIP 75161 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 687 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kaufman County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
687 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 141 | |
| 2022 | 231 | |
| 2023 | 144 | |
| 2024 | 93 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 75161 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 188 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 82 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 69 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 61 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 49 | 7.1% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 75161 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 146 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 37 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 33 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 18 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 7.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 230 | 65.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 16 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 75161 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 988% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $22,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 75161.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrell | 266 | |
| 2 | Elmo | 35 | |
| 3 | Oak Ridge | 7 | |
| 4 | Wills Point | 3 | |
| 5 | Mesquite | 2 |
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 — 687 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.