ZIP 76502 recorded 229 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 695 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bell County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
695 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | |
| 2022 | 101 | |
| 2023 | 107 | |
| 2024 | 178 | |
| 2025 | 229 |
Feb peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 76502 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 63 | 9.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 62 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 55 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 50 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 44 | 6.3% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 76502 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 56 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 19 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 71 | 27.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 121 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 76502 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 114% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $425,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $121,518 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 76502.
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 — 695 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.