ZIP 78353 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 101 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brooks County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
101 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78353 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 46 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 25 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 5 | 5.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78353 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 10 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 2.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 73.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.9% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78353.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edinburg | 2 | |
| 2 | Falfurrias | 2 |
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 — 101 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.