ZIP 78676 recorded 120 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 738 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hays County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
738 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 215 | |
| 2023 | 212 | |
| 2024 | 134 | |
| 2025 | 120 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78676 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 169 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 92 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 79 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 64 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 54 | 7.3% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78676 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 43.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 21.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 62.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78676 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 211% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $663,010 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $327,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $293,880 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78676.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wimberley | 726 | |
| 2 | Woodcreek | 4 | |
| 3 | Austin | 1 | |
| 4 | San Marcos | 1 |
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 — 738 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.