ZIP 78726 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 235 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
235 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78726 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 43 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 32 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 22 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 15 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 14 | 6.0% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78726 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 37.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78726 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1852% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78726.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 220 | |
| 2 | Cedar Park | 3 | |
| 3 | Leander | 2 | |
| 4 | Volente | 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 — 235 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.