ZIP 78605 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 450 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Burnet County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
450 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 158 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78605 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 104 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 57 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 44 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 43 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 35 | 7.8% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78605 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 50.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 10.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 64.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 9.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78605 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 463% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78605.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bertram | 445 |
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 — 450 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.