ZIP 78744 recorded 628 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,665 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,665 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 282 | |
| 2022 | 614 | |
| 2023 | 581 | |
| 2024 | 560 | |
| 2025 | 628 |
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78744 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 507 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 411 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 306 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 255 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 159 | 6.0% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78744 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 126 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 113 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 87 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 61 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 50 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 35 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 21 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 172 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 294 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 74 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 53 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 43 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 27 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 20 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 17 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 152 | 21.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78744 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 386% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $466,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $368,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $162,819 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78744.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 2,627 |
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 — 2,665 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.