ZIP 78401 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 543 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nueces County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
543 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 125 | |
| 2023 | 119 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 55 | 10.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 37 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 34 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 6.1% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 42 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 14 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Technical processing areas, other | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 27.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 148 | 63.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 597% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corpus Christi | 541 | |
| 2 | Austin | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kleberg County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48273 |
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 — 543 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.