ZIP 78739 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 222 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
222 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78739 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 61 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 27 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 25 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 11 | 5.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78739 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 25.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78739 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 800% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78739.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 215 | |
| 2 | Manchaca | 1 | |
| 3 | Shady Hollow | 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 — 222 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.