ZIP 79721 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 23 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Howard County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
23 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79721 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2 | 8.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79721 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79721 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 151% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79721.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Spring | 21 | |
| 2 | Coahoma | 1 | |
| 3 | Sand Springs | 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 — 23 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.