ZIP 78374 recorded 179 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 905 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Patricio County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
905 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 140 | |
| 2022 | 219 | |
| 2023 | 177 | |
| 2024 | 190 | |
| 2025 | 179 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78374 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 304 | 33.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 96 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 84 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 70 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 44 | 4.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78374 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 61 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 19.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 120 | 56.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78374 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 151% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78374.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 898 | |
| 2 | Gregory | 3 | |
| 3 | Aransas Pass | 1 | |
| 4 | Corpus Christi | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nueces County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48355 |
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 — 905 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.