ZIP 78363 recorded 178 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,066 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kleberg County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,066 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 231 | |
| 2022 | 289 | |
| 2023 | 182 | |
| 2024 | 186 | |
| 2025 | 178 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78363 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 199 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 103 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 96 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 83 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 80 | 7.5% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78363 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 102 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 43 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 37 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 17 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 17 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 105 | 25.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 229 | 55.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 27 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 27 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78363 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 192% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78363.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingsville | 1,025 | |
| 2 | Ricardo | 13 | |
| 3 | Alice | 1 | |
| 4 | Bishop | 1 | |
| 5 | Riviera | 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 — 1,066 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.