ZIP 78738 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 572 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
572 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 135 | |
| 2023 | 127 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78738 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 102 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 48 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 36 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 32 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 27 | 4.7% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78738 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 10 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78738 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 504% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78738.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bee Cave | 247 | |
| 2 | Lakeway | 148 | |
| 3 | Austin | 99 | |
| 4 | Dripping Springs | 7 |
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 — 572 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.