ZIP 78560 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 328 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
328 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 107 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78560 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 46 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 36 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 28 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 28 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 27 | 8.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78560 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 10.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78560 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 7640% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $33,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $28,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78560.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Joya | 319 | |
| 2 | Penitas | 4 | |
| 3 | Edinburg | 1 | |
| 4 | Sullivan City | 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 — 328 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.