ZIP 78602 recorded 331 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,140 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bastrop County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
2,140 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 443 | |
| 2022 | 581 | |
| 2023 | 454 | |
| 2024 | 331 | |
| 2025 | 331 |
Sep peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78602 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 515 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 384 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 176 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 150 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 129 | 6.0% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78602 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 150 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 71 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 61 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 45 | 8.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 32 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 86 | 16.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 342 | 64.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 19 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 13 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 10 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 75 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78602 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 145% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $351,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $233,766 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $216,078 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $207,177 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78602.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastrop | 1,816 | |
| 2 | Elgin | 2 | |
| 3 | Luling | 2 | |
| 4 | Abilene | 1 | |
| 5 | Camp Swift | 1 |
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 — 2,140 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.