ZIP 78609 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 127 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Llano County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
127 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78609 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 11 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 9 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 8 | 6.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78609 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 11.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 66.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 5 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 5.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78609 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78609.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buchanan Dam | 118 |
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 — 127 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.