ZIP 78638 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 220 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guadalupe County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
220 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78638 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 63 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 57 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 16 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 11 | 5.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78638 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 3.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 70.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78638 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78638.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seguin | 2 | |
| 2 | Daingerfield | 1 | |
| 3 | Luling | 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 — 220 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.