ZIP 78705 recorded 191 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 862 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
862 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 204 | |
| 2023 | 177 | |
| 2024 | 190 | |
| 2025 | 191 |
Sep peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78705 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 190 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 73 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 70 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 62 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 62 | 7.2% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78705 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 46.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 25 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78705 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 357% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78705.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 862 |
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 — 862 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.