ZIP 78617 recorded 442 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,318 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,318 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | |
| 2022 | 260 | |
| 2023 | 231 | |
| 2024 | 263 | |
| 2025 | 442 |
Sep peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78617 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 238 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 236 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 125 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 111 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 77 | 5.8% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78617 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 64 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 40 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 28 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 20 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 16 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 72 | 18.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 183 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 26 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 13 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 88 | 22.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78617 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78617.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 582 | |
| 2 | Garfield | 4 | |
| 3 | Bastrop | 2 | |
| 4 | Cedar Creek | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hays County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48209 |
| Williamson County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48491 |
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 — 1,318 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.