ZIP 78945 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 285 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
285 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 141 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78945 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 65 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 31 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 24 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 13 | 4.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78945 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 54 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 31 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 16.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 40.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Molten, hot material | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 20.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78945 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $553,820 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $158,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78945.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Grange | 220 | |
| 2 | Smithville | 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 — 285 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.