ZIP 79549 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 568 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
568 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 201 | |
| 2022 | 193 | |
| 2023 | 161 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79549 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 102 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 63 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 53 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 49 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 30 | 5.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79549 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 65 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 15 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 193 | 61.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 20 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 11.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79549.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scurry County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48415 |
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 — 568 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.