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Fires in ZIP 76821

ZIP 76821 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 130 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Runnels County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 76821 FIPS 48399 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
4
130 across 5 years
Building fires
0
2 wildland
Wildfire risk
72
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Runnels County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 76821

130 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 55
2022 1
2023 62
2024 8
2025 4
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 76821?

Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 15
Feb 8
Mar 8
Apr 9
May 12
Jun 8
Jul 15
Aug 16
Sep 15
Oct 10
Nov 12
Dec 2
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 76821?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 76821 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Grass fire 20 15.4%
2 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 17 13.1%
3 Passenger vehicle fire 9 6.9%
4 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 9 6.9%
5 Building fires 8 6.2%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 76821?

For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
68%
59
Cause undetermined
18%
16
Intentional / arson
5%
4
Equipment / heat source failure
6%
5
Under investigation
3%
3
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 76821 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 19 21.8%
2 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 12 13.8%
3 Undetermined 12 13.8%
4 Outside area, other 9 10.3%
5 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 7 8.0%
6 Wildland, woods 6 6.9%
7 Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste 4 4.6%
8 Other 2 2.3%
9 All other areas 16 18.4%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 46 52.9%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 5 5.7%
3 Flying brand, ember, spark 5 5.7%
4 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 4 4.6%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 4 4.6%
6 Heat source: other 3 3.4%
7 Fireworks 3 3.4%
8 Hot or smoldering object, other 2 2.3%
9 All other sources 15 17.2%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $570K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 76821 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $150,000 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2021 Significant
2 $150,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
3 $80,000 Passenger vehicle fire 2024 Significant
4 $51,040 Building fires 2021 Significant
5 $50,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
6 $39,370 Building fires 2024 Significant
7 $30,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
8 $20,000 Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other 2021 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 76821

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 76821.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Ballinger 43
2 Athens 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 76821

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 — 130 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.