ZIP 78751 recorded 141 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 807 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
807 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | |
| 2022 | 205 | |
| 2023 | 210 | |
| 2024 | 148 | |
| 2025 | 141 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78751 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 163 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 146 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 65 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 44 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 41 | 5.1% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78751 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 24 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 10 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 16 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78751 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 278% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $22,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78751.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 807 |
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 — 807 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.