ZIP 76549 recorded 167 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 862 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bell County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
862 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 277 | |
| 2023 | 231 | |
| 2024 | 156 | |
| 2025 | 167 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 76549 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 140 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 99 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 83 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 54 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 51 | 5.9% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 76549 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 33 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 14 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 133 | 52.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 76549 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 145% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $210,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 76549.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Killeen | 847 | |
| 2 | Copperas Cove | 1 | |
| 3 | Fort Hood | 1 | |
| 4 | Harker Heights | 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 — 862 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.