ZIP 79416 recorded 156 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 539 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lubbock County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
539 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 104 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 156 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79416 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 82 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 69 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 54 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 46 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 38 | 7.1% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79416 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 40 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 23 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79416 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 120% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,587,351 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $290,095 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $184,362 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $166,285 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $119,363 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $102,071 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79416.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubbock | 528 |
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 — 539 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.