ZIP 77656 recorded 182 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 781 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hardin County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
781 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 202 | |
| 2023 | 218 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 182 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77656 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 75 | 9.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 74 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 62 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 59 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 52 | 6.7% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77656 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 123 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 118 | 27.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 41 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 20 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 7 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 329 | 77.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 20 | 4.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 5 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 4.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77656 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 328% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77656.
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 — 781 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.