ZIP 78504 recorded 205 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 994 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
994 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 263 | |
| 2022 | 248 | |
| 2023 | 196 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 205 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78504 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 118 | 11.9% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 105 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 92 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 70 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 53 | 5.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78504 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 101 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 70 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 18.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 213 | 66.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 17 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78504 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 107% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78504.
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 — 994 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.