ZIP 78645 recorded 141 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 991 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
991 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 332 | |
| 2022 | 211 | |
| 2023 | 254 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 141 |
Feb peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78645 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 347 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 74 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 58 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 55 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 5.4% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78645 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 68 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 56 | 19.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 66 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 153 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 18.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78645 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 203% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,215,000 | Hazardous condition, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $688,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $650,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $618,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Construction or demolition landfill fire | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78645.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago Vista | 414 | |
| 2 | Jonestown | 271 | |
| 3 | Leander | 22 | |
| 4 | Point Venture | 19 | |
| 5 | Austin | 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 — 991 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.