ZIP 78734 recorded 127 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 702 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
702 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 136 | |
| 2022 | 161 | |
| 2023 | 183 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 127 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78734 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 152 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 71 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 53 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 41 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 40 | 5.7% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78734 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 14 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 14 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 25.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 109 | 68.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78734 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 250% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $850,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78734.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 412 | |
| 2 | Lakeway | 224 | |
| 3 | Hudson Bend | 2 | |
| 4 | Lago Vista | 1 |
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 — 702 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.