ZIP 77659 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 204 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hardin County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
204 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77659 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 28 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 16 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 6.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77659 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 9 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 22.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77659 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 866% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77659.
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 — 204 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.