ZIP 76701 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 149 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McLennan County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
149 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 76701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 18 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 12 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 8 | 5.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 76701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 58.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Match | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 76701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2022% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $6,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 76701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waco | 117 |
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 — 149 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.