ZIP 78543 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 650 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
650 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 173 | |
| 2022 | 128 | |
| 2023 | 148 | |
| 2024 | 142 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78543 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 80 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 66 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 62 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 53 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 51 | 7.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78543 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 199 | 72.9% | |
| 2 | Other | 25 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 4.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 225 | 82.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78543 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1891% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78543.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elsa | 578 | |
| 2 | Edinburg | 21 | |
| 3 | La Blanca | 15 | |
| 4 | Monte Alto | 15 | |
| 5 | Edcouch | 10 |
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 — 650 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.