ZIP 78723 recorded 321 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,577 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,577 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 145 | |
| 2022 | 388 | |
| 2023 | 367 | |
| 2024 | 356 | |
| 2025 | 321 |
Dec peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78723 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 308 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 273 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 139 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 106 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 91 | 5.8% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78723 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 62 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 57 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 42 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 26 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 16 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 112 | 30.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 114 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 36 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 35 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 30 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 26 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 69 | 18.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78723 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 149% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78723.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 1,576 |
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 — 1,577 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.