ZIP 78417 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 74 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nueces County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
74 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78417 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 7 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 5 | 6.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78417 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Closet | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 62.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78417 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 398% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78417.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corpus Christi | 72 | |
| 2 | Bogata | 1 |
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 — 74 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.