ZIP 79118 recorded 291 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,361 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Potter County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,361 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 199 | |
| 2022 | 297 | |
| 2023 | 264 | |
| 2024 | 310 | |
| 2025 | 291 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79118 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 156 | 11.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 145 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 138 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 127 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 110 | 8.1% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79118 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 78 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 57 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 56 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 37 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 15 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 10 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 135 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 273 | 56.5% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 22 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 14 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 11 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 96 | 19.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79118 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 254% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $490,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $160,106 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79118.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amarillo | 629 | |
| 2 | Claude | 4 | |
| 3 | Timbercreek Canyon | 2 | |
| 4 | Lake Tanglewood | 1 | |
| 5 | Panhandle | 1 |
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 — 1,361 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.