ZIP 78548 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 43 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Starr County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
43 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Aug peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78548 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 8 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 6 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 3 | 7.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78548 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Match | 1 | 20.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78548.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Grulla | 38 | |
| 2 | Rio Grande City | 3 | |
| 3 | Monte Alto | 1 |
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 — 43 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.