ZIP 79124 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 468 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Potter County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
468 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 101 | |
| 2023 | 120 | |
| 2024 | 92 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79124 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 77 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 71 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 32 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 27 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 23 | 4.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79124 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 25 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 19 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 19.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79124 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 827% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $950,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $79,999 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79124.
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 — 468 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.