ZIP 78703 recorded 230 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 973 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
973 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | |
| 2022 | 201 | |
| 2023 | 226 | |
| 2024 | 221 | |
| 2025 | 230 |
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78703 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 284 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 127 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 87 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 51 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 49 | 5.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78703 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 27 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 30.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 12 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78703 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1394% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78703.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 973 |
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 — 973 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.