ZIP 78418 recorded 297 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,736 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nueces County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,736 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 405 | |
| 2022 | 387 | |
| 2023 | 326 | |
| 2024 | 321 | |
| 2025 | 297 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78418 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 313 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 266 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 141 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 111 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 106 | 6.1% |
For the 50 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78418 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 92 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 68 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 46 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 22 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 106 | 26.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 183 | 45.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 38 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 22 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 75 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78418 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 221% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Construction or demolition landfill fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $330,871 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $280,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78418.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corpus Christi | 1,711 | |
| 2 | Aransas Pass | 1 | |
| 3 | Port Aransas | 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 — 1,736 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.