ZIP 79423 recorded 159 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 461 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lubbock County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
461 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 158 | |
| 2025 | 159 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79423 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 139 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 52 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 40 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 24 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 23 | 5.0% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79423 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 9 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 34.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 23.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79423 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 109% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $880,787 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $180,451 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,772 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $64,110 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $62,860 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $56,513 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $53,837 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,982 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79423.
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 — 461 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.