ZIP 78501 recorded 280 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,889 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,889 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 496 | |
| 2022 | 475 | |
| 2023 | 469 | |
| 2024 | 169 | |
| 2025 | 280 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 299 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 280 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 238 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 209 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 101 | 5.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 124 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 79 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 70 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 13 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 11 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 95 | 20.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 307 | 67.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 24 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 19 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 93% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $499,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $158,995 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $87,347 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78501.
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 — 1,889 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.