ZIP 78620 recorded 181 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,040 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hays County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,040 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 171 | |
| 2022 | 210 | |
| 2023 | 337 | |
| 2024 | 141 | |
| 2025 | 181 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78620 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 261 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 142 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 98 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 83 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 81 | 7.8% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78620 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 32.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 47.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78620 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 128% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $216,600 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78620.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dripping Springs | 969 | |
| 2 | Austin | 39 | |
| 3 | Elgin | 2 | |
| 4 | Bee Cave | 1 | |
| 5 | Blanco | 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 — 1,040 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.