ZIP 75644 recorded 140 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 650 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Upshur County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
650 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | |
| 2022 | 147 | |
| 2023 | 127 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 140 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 75644 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 103 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 97 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 83 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 48 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 39 | 6.0% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 75644 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 20.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 125 | 69.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 7.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 75644 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 236% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 75644.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilmer | 644 | |
| 2 | Gladewater | 1 |
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 — 650 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.