ZIP 79563 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 70 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Taylor County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
70 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79563 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 18 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 15 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 3 | 4.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79563 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Closet | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 17.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 6.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79563 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $17,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79563.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tye | 65 | |
| 2 | Abilene | 2 | |
| 3 | Merkel | 1 | |
| 4 | New Iberia | 1 |
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 — 70 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.