ZIP 79109 recorded 512 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,908 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Potter County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,908 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 236 | |
| 2022 | 319 | |
| 2023 | 349 | |
| 2024 | 492 | |
| 2025 | 512 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79109 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 484 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 324 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 142 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 142 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 113 | 5.9% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79109 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 32.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 159 | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79109 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 205% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $185,828 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79109.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amarillo | 1,907 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48381 |
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 — 1,908 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.