ZIP 78414 recorded 155 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 800 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nueces County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
800 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 141 | |
| 2022 | 171 | |
| 2023 | 167 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 155 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78414 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 142 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 78 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 72 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 67 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 42 | 5.2% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78414 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 37 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 33.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 35 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78414 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 131% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $285,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $198,539 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $197,299 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78414.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corpus Christi | 794 |
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 — 800 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.