ZIP 78616 recorded 159 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 617 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
617 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 121 | |
| 2023 | 143 | |
| 2024 | 142 | |
| 2025 | 159 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78616 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 194 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 94 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 78 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 50 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 43 | 7.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78616 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 22.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 73.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78616 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 2810% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78616.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastrop | 5 | |
| 2 | Lockhart | 5 | |
| 3 | Mustang Ridge | 2 | |
| 4 | Red Rock | 2 | |
| 5 | Kyle | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 — 617 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.