ZIP 78742 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 203 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
203 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 49 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78742 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 42 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 36 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 32 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 14 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 6.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78742 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vacant structural area | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 19.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78742 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4579% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $63,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78742.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 199 |
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 — 203 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.