ZIP 78728 recorded 147 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 633 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
633 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 135 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 147 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78728 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 12.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 50 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 49 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 45 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 41 | 6.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78728 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 53.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78728 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 8903% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $487,125 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78728.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 554 | |
| 2 | Round Rock | 35 | |
| 3 | Pflugerville | 19 | |
| 4 | Wells Branch | 1 |
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 — 633 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.