ZIP 79606 recorded 159 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 384 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Taylor County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
384 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 159 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79606 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 48 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 43 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 36 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 26 | 6.8% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79606 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 63.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79606 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 448% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79606.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abilene | 380 |
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 — 384 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.