ZIP 78412 recorded 203 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,049 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nueces County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,049 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 208 | |
| 2022 | 224 | |
| 2023 | 207 | |
| 2024 | 207 | |
| 2025 | 203 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78412 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 187 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 113 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 96 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 90 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 69 | 6.6% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78412 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 49 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 18 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 100 | 33.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 127 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 31 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 50 | 16.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78412 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 538% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $695,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $695,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $695,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $695,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $695,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $216,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78412.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corpus Christi | 1,049 |
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 — 1,049 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.