ZIP 78655 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 139 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Caldwell County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
139 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78655 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 19 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 14 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 14 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 6.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78655 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 47.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 65.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78655 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 192% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $59,580 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Grass fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Grass fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78655.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martindale | 124 | |
| 2 | Lockhart | 2 | |
| 3 | San Marcos | 2 | |
| 4 | Luling | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe County | TX | 1.00 | 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 — 139 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.