ZIP 78731 recorded 201 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 936 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
936 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 98 | |
| 2022 | 212 | |
| 2023 | 233 | |
| 2024 | 192 | |
| 2025 | 201 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78731 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 253 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 153 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 75 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 58 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 44 | 4.7% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78731 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 24 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 36.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 24 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 13 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78731 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1404% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $878,942 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78731.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 936 |
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 — 936 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.