ZIP 78606 recorded 121 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 571 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Blanco County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
571 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 135 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 121 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78606 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 92 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 89 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 83 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 70 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 28 | 4.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78606 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 57.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78606 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 162% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $445,150 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $445,150 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $90,368 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78606.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blanco | 560 | |
| 2 | Johnson City | 2 | |
| 3 | Fredericksburg | 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 — 571 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.