ZIP 76542 recorded 225 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 985 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bell County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
985 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 259 | |
| 2023 | 298 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 225 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 76542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 119 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 91 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 73 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 72 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 56 | 5.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 76542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 40 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 35 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 92 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 177 | 55.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 76542 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1145% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 76542.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Killeen | 974 | |
| 2 | Harker Heights | 6 |
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 — 985 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.