ZIP 78541 recorded 203 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 991 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
991 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 189 | |
| 2022 | 173 | |
| 2023 | 247 | |
| 2024 | 179 | |
| 2025 | 203 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78541 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 118 | 11.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 83 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 81 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 66 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 64 | 6.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78541 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 134 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 54 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 21 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 18.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 211 | 61.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78541 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 212% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $529,344 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $195,533 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78541.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edinburg | 927 | |
| 2 | McAllen | 32 | |
| 3 | Mission | 4 | |
| 4 | San Carlos | 4 | |
| 5 | Linn | 3 |
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 — 991 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.