ZIP 78119 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 150 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bee County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
150 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78119 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 59 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 16 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 6.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78119 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 19 | 27.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 4.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 75.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 1.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78119 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1393% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78119.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenedy | 148 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karnes County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48255 |
| Live Oak County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48297 |
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 — 150 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.