ZIP 78628 recorded 215 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,125 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Williamson County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,125 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 229 | |
| 2022 | 252 | |
| 2023 | 269 | |
| 2024 | 160 | |
| 2025 | 215 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78628 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 213 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 127 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 90 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 72 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 66 | 5.9% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78628 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 29.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78628 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 274% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $181,852 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $167,556 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $95,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78628.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown | 1,117 | |
| 2 | Liberty Hill | 4 | |
| 3 | Austin | 1 | |
| 4 | Leander | 1 |
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 — 1,125 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.