ZIP 79401 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 299 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lubbock County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
299 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 92 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 61 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 37 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 34 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 31 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 22 | 7.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 40.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 603% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,105,057 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $285,447 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $270,603 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $202,541 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,694 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $87,046 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,453 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $64,963 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubbock | 299 |
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 — 299 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.