ZIP 78730 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 170 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
170 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78730 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 17 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 15 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 14 | 8.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78730 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78730 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 129% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $23,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78730.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 167 |
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 — 170 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.