ZIP 79556 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 809 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fisher County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
809 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 174 | |
| 2022 | 192 | |
| 2023 | 173 | |
| 2024 | 153 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79556 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 117 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 105 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 88 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 38 | 4.7% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79556 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 98 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 53 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 51 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 22 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 16 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 166 | 33.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 296 | 59.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 35 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 25 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 18 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 67 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79556 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 373% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79556.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweetwater | 776 | |
| 2 | Roscoe | 5 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48353 |
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 — 809 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.