ZIP 78653 recorded 320 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,260 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,260 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 231 | |
| 2022 | 263 | |
| 2023 | 215 | |
| 2024 | 231 | |
| 2025 | 320 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78653 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 162 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 115 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 114 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 100 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 85 | 6.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78653 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 78 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 35 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 22 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 170 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 70 | 20.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78653 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 193% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $195,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $140,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $127,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78653.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manor | 1,045 | |
| 2 | Austin | 130 | |
| 3 | Pflugerville | 33 | |
| 4 | Elgin | 3 | |
| 5 | Georgetown | 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 — 1,260 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.