ZIP 78539 recorded 329 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,770 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,770 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 515 | |
| 2022 | 260 | |
| 2023 | 383 | |
| 2024 | 283 | |
| 2025 | 329 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78539 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 173 | 9.8% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 142 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 128 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 125 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 121 | 6.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78539 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 180 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 106 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 98 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 83 | 12.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 31 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 114 | 17.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 462 | 69.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 50 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 26 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 12 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 64 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78539 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 104% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $124,869 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $119,633 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78539.
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 — 1,770 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.