ZIP 78741 recorded 487 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,568 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,568 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 262 | |
| 2022 | 598 | |
| 2023 | 625 | |
| 2024 | 596 | |
| 2025 | 487 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78741 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 513 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 395 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 230 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 211 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 209 | 8.1% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78741 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 86 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 78 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 77 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 70 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 55 | 8.4% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 49 | 7.5% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 41 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 33 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 167 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 268 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 59 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 50 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 50 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 29 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 29 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 117 | 17.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78741 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 858% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $8,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78741.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 2,567 |
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 — 2,568 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.