ZIP 79602 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 380 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Callahan County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
380 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 152 | |
| 2022 | 104 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79602 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 64 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 44 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 36 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 25 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 23 | 6.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79602 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 29.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79602 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 519% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $23,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79602.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abilene | 375 | |
| 2 | Potosi | 2 | |
| 3 | Lakeway | 1 | |
| 4 | Stephenville | 1 | |
| 5 | Timpson | 1 |
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 |
| Jones County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48253 |
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 — 380 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.