ZIP 78043 recorded 220 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,099 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Webb County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,099 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 231 | |
| 2022 | 190 | |
| 2023 | 217 | |
| 2024 | 241 | |
| 2025 | 220 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78043 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 225 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 118 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 115 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 106 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 75 | 6.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78043 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 69 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 189 | 65.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 16 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78043 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 137% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $198,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $130,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Grass fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78043.
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 — 1,099 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.