ZIP 78759 recorded 333 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,687 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Travis County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,687 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 183 | |
| 2022 | 443 | |
| 2023 | 402 | |
| 2024 | 326 | |
| 2025 | 333 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78759 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 397 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 165 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 141 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 124 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 92 | 5.5% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78759 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 84 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 41 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 23 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 18 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 12 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 110 | 27.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 95 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 55 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 48 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 44 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 31 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 67 | 16.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78759 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1278% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,900,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78759.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 1,681 | |
| 2 | Round Rock | 1 |
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 — 1,687 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.