ZIP 78704 recorded 553 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,888 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,888 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 331 | |
| 2022 | 726 | |
| 2023 | 678 | |
| 2024 | 600 | |
| 2025 | 553 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78704 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 562 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 488 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 468 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 223 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 172 | 6.0% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78704 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 74 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 62 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 60 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 41 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 33 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 30 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 24 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 127 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 177 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 52 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 38 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 28 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 24 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 22 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 90 | 19.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78704 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 192% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78704.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 2,886 |
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 — 2,888 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.