ZIP 78701 recorded 256 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,301 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,301 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | |
| 2022 | 325 | |
| 2023 | 296 | |
| 2024 | 293 | |
| 2025 | 256 |
Sep peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 310 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 283 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 111 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 89 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 81 | 6.2% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 28 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 11 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 35.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 18 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 16 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1420% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $365,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 1,301 |
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 — 1,301 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.