ZIP 75979 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 56 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tyler County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
56 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 75979 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 5.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 75979 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 69.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 4.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 73.9% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 75979 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 75979.
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 — 56 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.