ZIP 78076 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 170 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Zapata County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
170 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78076 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 21 | 12.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 18 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 11 | 6.5% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78076 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 35.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 64.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78076 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $300 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78076.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zapata | 162 | |
| 2 | San Ygnacio | 4 |
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 — 170 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.