ZIP 78610 recorded 352 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,152 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hays County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,152 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 156 | |
| 2023 | 351 | |
| 2024 | 254 | |
| 2025 | 352 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78610 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 257 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 113 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 86 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 69 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 60 | 5.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78610 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 31 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 28.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 96 | 48.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78610 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 259% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $506,030 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $390,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $316,210 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $280,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $136,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78610.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buda | 992 | |
| 2 | Austin | 62 | |
| 3 | Mustang Ridge | 43 | |
| 4 | Mountain City | 8 | |
| 5 | Kyle | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48453 |
| Bastrop County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48021 |
| Caldwell County | TX | 0.50 | 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 — 1,152 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.