ZIP 78629 recorded 221 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 981 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gonzales County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
981 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 138 | |
| 2022 | 277 | |
| 2023 | 160 | |
| 2024 | 185 | |
| 2025 | 221 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78629 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 249 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 94 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 69 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 68 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 64 | 6.5% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78629 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 72 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 59 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 19.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 258 | 65.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 19 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78629 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 885% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $114,820 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $93,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $78,180 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $33,630 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $27,420 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78629.
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 — 981 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.