ZIP 78953 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 151 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bastrop County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
151 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78953 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 48 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 24 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 20 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 8 | 5.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78953 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 25.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 5.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 72.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 3.9% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78953.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosanky | 143 | |
| 2 | Smithville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48055 |
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 — 151 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.