ZIP 79045 recorded 101 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 634 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Deaf Smith County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
634 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 162 | |
| 2023 | 147 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 101 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79045 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 166 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 85 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 47 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 40 | 6.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79045 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 33.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 129 | 63.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 8.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79045 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,960 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $54,820 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $48,916 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79045.
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 — 634 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.