ZIP 78659 recorded 74 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 390 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bastrop County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
390 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 100 | |
| 2023 | 66 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 74 |
Sep peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78659 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 123 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 99 | 25.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 50 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 18 | 4.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78659 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 13 | 13.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 56.2% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78659 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 126% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $238,284 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $41,882 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,280 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78659.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastrop | 26 |
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 — 390 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.