ZIP 78942 recorded 107 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 141 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
141 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 107 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78942 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 40 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 18 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 5.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78942 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 19.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 45.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 14 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78942 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $231,450 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,350 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78942.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giddings | 139 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48287 |
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 — 141 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.