ZIP 79603 recorded 233 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 666 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Taylor County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
666 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 208 | |
| 2022 | 177 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 233 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79603 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 121 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 80 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 57 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 55 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 48 | 7.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79603 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 29.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 51.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79603 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 318% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79603.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 — 666 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.