ZIP 78642 recorded 220 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,022 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Williamson County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,022 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 178 | |
| 2022 | 238 | |
| 2023 | 232 | |
| 2024 | 154 | |
| 2025 | 220 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78642 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 187 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 148 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 138 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 90 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 73 | 7.1% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78642 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 89 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 48 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 33 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 145 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 67 | 22.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78642 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 165% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $456,985 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $235,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $155,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78642.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty Hill | 976 | |
| 2 | Leander | 25 | |
| 3 | Georgetown | 7 | |
| 4 | Killeen | 5 | |
| 5 | Bertram | 3 |
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 — 1,022 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.