ZIP 75503 recorded 206 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 558 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bowie County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
558 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 196 | |
| 2025 | 206 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 75503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 79 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 77 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 43 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 42 | 7.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 75503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 26 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 18 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 26.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 75503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 118% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $377,384 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $206,447 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $74,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $57,828 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 75503.
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 — 558 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.