ZIP 78159 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 46 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gonzales County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
46 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78159 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 11 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 3 | 6.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78159 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 10.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 10.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78159.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smiley | 46 |
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 — 46 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.