ZIP 78570 recorded 194 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,075 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,075 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 212 | |
| 2022 | 245 | |
| 2023 | 247 | |
| 2024 | 177 | |
| 2025 | 194 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78570 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 140 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 125 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 98 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 97 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 90 | 8.4% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78570 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 277 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 109 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 58 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 24 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 9.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 429 | 73.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 28 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Match | 10 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 62 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78570 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 466% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $22,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78570.
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 — 1,075 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.