ZIP 78161 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 67 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wilson County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
67 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78161 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 15 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 8 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 6.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78161 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 3.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Match | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 6.7% |
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 — 67 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.