ZIP 78648 recorded 93 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 522 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Caldwell County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
522 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 109 | |
| 2024 | 88 | |
| 2025 | 93 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78648 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 147 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 53 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 36 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 36 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 32 | 6.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78648 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 41 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 39 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 24 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 9.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 193 | 69.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 24 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 7.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78648 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78648.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48187 |
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 — 522 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.