ZIP 79407 recorded 120 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 423 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hockley County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
423 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 113 | |
| 2024 | 101 | |
| 2025 | 120 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79407 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 82 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 49 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 37 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 23 | 5.4% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79407 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 57.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79407 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 123% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,420,035 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $196,331 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $177,333 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $127,377 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $62,139 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $41,652 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79407.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubbock | 416 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48303 |
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 — 423 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.