ZIP 78745 recorded 630 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,981 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,981 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 283 | |
| 2022 | 696 | |
| 2023 | 745 | |
| 2024 | 627 | |
| 2025 | 630 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78745 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 513 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 482 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 466 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 198 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 177 | 5.9% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78745 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 93 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 80 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 63 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 53 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 52 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 48 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 40 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 23 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 197 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 254 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 64 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 50 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 48 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 47 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 30 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 102 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78745 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1351% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78745.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 2,900 | |
| 2 | Sunset Valley | 80 |
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 — 2,981 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.