ZIP 78336 recorded 154 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 812 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nueces County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
812 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 170 | |
| 2022 | 192 | |
| 2023 | 140 | |
| 2024 | 156 | |
| 2025 | 154 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78336 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 126 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 95 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 79 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 58 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 54 | 6.7% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78336 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 76 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 60 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 198 | 66.9% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 17 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78336 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 313% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $291,545 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78336.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aransas Pass | 773 | |
| 2 | Ingleside | 5 | |
| 3 | Gregory | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aransas County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48007 |
| San Patricio County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48409 |
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 — 812 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.