Damage Report · Greater Austin, Texas · August 2026
Austin Fire Damage Report: August 2026
Greater Austin (Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop counties) logged 200 damage incidents in August 2026, an average of 6 per day. The busiest day was August 23 with 18 incidents, concentrating calls for contractors across the metro.
At a glance
- 200Damage incidents tracked in August 2026
- ~6/dayAverage daily incident volume
- 200Structure fires
- 18Incidents on August 23, the month's peak day
Incidents by type
Estimated damage severity
Busiest cities
Peak day: August 23 (18 incidents). Counties covered: Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop.
What stood out
- On August 23, 18 incidents struck Austin and nearby neighborhoods, 3.0 times the daily average, forcing crews to reshuffle schedules across the area.
- Austin recorded 179 incidents, absorbing the majority of calls and work for local contractors during the month.
- Georgetown saw 5 incidents while the area recorded 31 medium or high damage estimates, signaling larger repairs available to target.
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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Greater Austin throughout August 2026, aggregated from FirstLeads' real-time incident monitoring network and frozen as a monthly snapshot at publish time. Damage severity is estimated from emergency response signals at the time of the incident.
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