ZIP 78669 recorded 101 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 722 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Burnet County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
722 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 209 | |
| 2023 | 212 | |
| 2024 | 132 | |
| 2025 | 101 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78669 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 210 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 76 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 72 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 63 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 46 | 6.4% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78669 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 33 | 20.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 19.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78669 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 696% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,707,337 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $950,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $560,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78669.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briarcliff | 26 | |
| 2 | Marble Falls | 9 | |
| 3 | Austin | 8 | |
| 4 | Lakeway | 7 | |
| 5 | Burnet | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48453 |
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 — 722 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.