ZIP 76209 recorded 177 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 663 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Denton County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
663 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 125 | |
| 2022 | 103 | |
| 2023 | 134 | |
| 2024 | 124 | |
| 2025 | 177 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 76209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 143 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 67 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 64 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 45 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 30 | 4.5% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 76209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 50 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 76209 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 411% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $560,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $288,404 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $278,200 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $278,200 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 76209.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denton | 656 | |
| 2 | Lake Dallas | 2 | |
| 3 | Sherman | 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 — 663 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.