ZIP 78717 recorded 129 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 451 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
451 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 121 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 68 | |
| 2025 | 129 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78717 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 61 | 13.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 58 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 38 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 35 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 34 | 7.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78717 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 14 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 14 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 8.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 25.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 15 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 24.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78717 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 648% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78717.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 443 | |
| 2 | Round Rock | 4 | |
| 3 | Brushy Creek | 2 |
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 — 451 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.