ZIP 79403 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 455 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lubbock County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
455 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 104 | |
| 2024 | 171 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79403 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 63 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 55 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 54 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 37 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 26 | 5.7% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79403 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 11.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 36.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 17.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79403 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2213% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | Aircraft fire | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $187,032 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $115,118 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $95,910 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $95,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Aircraft standby | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $62,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79403.
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 — 455 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.