ZIP 78640 recorded 429 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,822 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hays County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,822 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 323 | |
| 2022 | 367 | |
| 2023 | 423 | |
| 2024 | 280 | |
| 2025 | 429 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78640 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 304 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 211 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 127 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 109 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 103 | 5.7% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78640 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 139 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 55 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 42 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 20 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 91 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 232 | 59.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 18 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78640 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 275% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $836,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $467,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $271,910 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $255,160 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $207,872 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $178,510 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78640.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle | 1,716 | |
| 2 | Uhland | 23 | |
| 3 | Niederwald | 19 | |
| 4 | Buda | 6 | |
| 5 | Austin | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48453 |
| Caldwell County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48055 |
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 — 1,822 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.