ZIP 79536 recorded 76 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 237 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jones County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
237 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 76 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79536 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 54 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 32 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 15 | 6.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79536 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 53.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79536 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79536.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48441 |
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 — 237 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.