ZIP 76844 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 202 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mills County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
202 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 76844 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 92 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 21 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 14 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 5.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 76844 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 83 | 62.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 9.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 37.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 17 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 12.9% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 76844.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldthwaite | 194 | |
| 2 | Brownwood | 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 — 202 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.