ZIP 79312 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 45 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lamb County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
45 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79312 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 15 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 7 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2 | 4.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79312 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storage area, other | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Shipping/receiving area; loading area, dock or bay | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 16.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79312 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79312.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amherst | 45 |
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 — 45 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.