ZIP 78624 recorded 313 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,476 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gillespie County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,476 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 283 | |
| 2022 | 427 | |
| 2023 | 260 | |
| 2024 | 193 | |
| 2025 | 313 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78624 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 441 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 279 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 102 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 101 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 79 | 5.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78624 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 18 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 93 | 34.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 60 | 22.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78624 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 482% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $76,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $54,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78624.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredericksburg | 1,452 | |
| 2 | Harper | 1 | |
| 3 | San Marcos | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48259 |
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 — 1,476 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.