ZIP 78619 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 120 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hays County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
120 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Feb peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78619 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 27 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 13 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 6.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78619 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78619 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 957% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $54,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $7,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,200 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
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 — 120 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.