ZIP 78408 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,255 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nueces County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,255 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 315 | |
| 2022 | 371 | |
| 2023 | 293 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78408 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 158 | 12.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 121 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 104 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 102 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 99 | 7.9% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78408 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 65 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 52 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 17 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 148 | 34.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 233 | 54.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 35 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 21 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78408 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 547% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $123,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78408.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corpus Christi | 1,252 |
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 — 1,255 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.