ZIP 78722 recorded 75 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 402 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
402 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 75 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78722 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 74 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 58 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 35 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 33 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 24 | 6.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78722 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78722 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2406% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $59,900 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78722.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 402 |
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 — 402 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.