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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 76705

ZIP 76705 recorded 661 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,363 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McLennan County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

ZIP 76705 FIPS 48309 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
661
2,363 across 5 years
Building fires
20
28 wildland
Wildfire risk
90
FEMA NRI · Very High
Active fires
0
in McLennan County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 76705

2,363 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 283
2022 493
2023 572
2024 354
2025 661
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 76705?

Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 213
Feb 225
Mar 227
Apr 211
May 186
Jun 132
Jul 141
Aug 189
Sep 162
Oct 270
Nov 200
Dec 207
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 76705?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 76705 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Aircraft standby 743 31.4%
2 Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) 323 13.7%
3 Power line down 122 5.2%
4 Unauthorized burning 122 5.2%
5 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 97 4.1%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 76705?

For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
45%
139
Cause undetermined
10%
32
Intentional / arson
24%
73
Equipment / heat source failure
10%
32
Under investigation
6%
20
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
9
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 76705 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 55 17.8%
2 Outside area, other 45 14.6%
3 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 36 11.7%
4 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 24 7.8%
5 Cooking area, kitchen 22 7.1%
6 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 17 5.5%
7 Other 11 3.6%
8 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 11 3.6%
9 All other areas 88 28.5%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 173 56.0%
2 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 14 4.5%
3 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 14 4.5%
4 Hot or smoldering object, other 14 4.5%
5 Arcing 12 3.9%
6 Hot ember or ash 12 3.9%
7 Heat from powered equipment, other 11 3.6%
8 Heat source: other 8 2.6%
9 All other sources 51 16.5%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $1.8M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 76705 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 214% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $600,000 Building fires 2022 Major
2 $350,000 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2025 Major
3 $200,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
4 $200,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
5 $200,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
6 $100,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
7 $80,000 Fire, other 2022 Significant
8 $80,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 76705

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 76705.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Waco 1,882
2 Bellmead 316
3 Gholson 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 76705

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 2,363 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.