ZIP 78009 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 167 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Medina County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
167 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78009 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 44 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 21 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 14 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 10 | 6.0% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78009 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 27.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 10.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 8.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78009 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 196% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78009.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castroville | 156 |
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 — 167 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.