ZIP 78956 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 49 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
49 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78956 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 4 | 8.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78956 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 100.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78956 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78956.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schulenburg | 45 | |
| 2 | Weslaco | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaca County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48285 |
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 — 49 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.