ZIP 78040 recorded 269 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,554 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Webb County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,554 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 364 | |
| 2022 | 283 | |
| 2023 | 304 | |
| 2024 | 334 | |
| 2025 | 269 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 481 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 189 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 151 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 132 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 91 | 5.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 74 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 78 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 224 | 67.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78040 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 153% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78040.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laredo | 1,553 |
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 — 1,554 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.