ZIP 76240 recorded 288 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,977 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cooke County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,977 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 368 | |
| 2022 | 510 | |
| 2023 | 438 | |
| 2024 | 373 | |
| 2025 | 288 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 76240 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 290 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 235 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 226 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 170 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 165 | 8.3% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 76240 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 107 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 79 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 50 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 140 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 288 | 59.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 28 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 28 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 20 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 62 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 76240 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 404% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $914,694 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $395,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $194,502 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 76240.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gainesville | 1,796 | |
| 2 | Lake Kiowa | 23 | |
| 3 | Oak Ridge | 11 | |
| 4 | Valley View | 7 | |
| 5 | Whitesboro | 3 |
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 — 1,977 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.