ZIP 78656 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 233 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hays County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
233 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78656 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 46 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 30 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 27 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 18 | 7.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78656 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 56.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 8.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 58.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78656 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 7700% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78656.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marcos | 2 | |
| 2 | Leander | 1 | |
| 3 | Mason | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48055 |
| 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 — 233 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.