ZIP 79415 recorded 116 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 390 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lubbock County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
390 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 116 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79415 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 53 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 50 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 45 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 37 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 24 | 6.2% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79415 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 33.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 53.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79415 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 748% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $159,222 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $148,607 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $111,747 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $104,025 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $101,052 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $89,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,784 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79415.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubbock | 386 | |
| 2 | Shallowater | 2 |
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 — 390 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.