ZIP 78756 recorded 94 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 479 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
479 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 124 | |
| 2023 | 114 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 94 |
May peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78756 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 117 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 65 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 46 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 45 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 24 | 5.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78756 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78756 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 505% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78756.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 479 |
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 — 479 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.