ZIP 78355 recorded 49 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 382 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brooks County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
382 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 136 | |
| 2023 | 61 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 49 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78355 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 91 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 85 | 22.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 39 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 36 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 13 | 3.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78355 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 113 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 69 | 24.7% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 10.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 188 | 67.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 24 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 7.2% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78355.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falfurrias | 362 | |
| 2 | Edinburg | 2 | |
| 3 | Corpus Christi | 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 — 382 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.