ZIP 78559 recorded 123 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 312 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cameron County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
312 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 162 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 123 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78559 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 49 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 39 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 31 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 17 | 5.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78559 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 32 | 25.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 3.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 73.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78559 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 463% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78559.
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 — 312 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.