ZIP 78409 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 102 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nueces County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
102 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78409 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 23 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 4.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78409 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 17.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 54.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78409 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Construction or demolition landfill fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Overheated motor | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78409.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corpus Christi | 102 |
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 — 102 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.