ZIP 78045 recorded 327 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,623 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Webb County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,623 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 345 | |
| 2022 | 299 | |
| 2023 | 303 | |
| 2024 | 349 | |
| 2025 | 327 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78045 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 224 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 209 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 143 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 140 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 102 | 6.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78045 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 195 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 127 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 32 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 23 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 13 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 12 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 129 | 23.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 342 | 61.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 47 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 40 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 24 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 16 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 49 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78045 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 199% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $550,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $450,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $345,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78045.
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 — 1,623 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.