ZIP 78118 recorded 63 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 325 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Karnes County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
325 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 87 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 63 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78118 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 86 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Outside equipment fire | 33 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 28 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 5.8% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78118 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 65 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 30 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 15 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 16.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 78 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 34 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 15 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78118 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1514% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $1,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78118.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karnes City | 316 | |
| 2 | Kenedy | 2 | |
| 3 | Falls City | 1 |
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 — 325 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.