ZIP 78702 recorded 415 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,983 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,983 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 243 | |
| 2022 | 483 | |
| 2023 | 402 | |
| 2024 | 440 | |
| 2025 | 415 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78702 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 364 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 289 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 221 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 200 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 111 | 5.6% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78702 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 68 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 36 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 32 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 23 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 19 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 115 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 133 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 32 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 30 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 27 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 77 | 20.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78702 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 234% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78702.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 1,983 |
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 — 1,983 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.