ZIP 78957 recorded 165 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 670 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bastrop County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
670 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 142 | |
| 2022 | 179 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 109 | |
| 2025 | 165 |
Sep peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78957 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 107 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 106 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 75 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 65 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 62 | 9.3% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78957 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 95 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 40 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 35 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 17.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 137 | 46.0% | |
| 2 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 27 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 61 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78957 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78957.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smithville | 652 | |
| 2 | Bastrop | 5 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48149 |
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 — 670 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.