ZIP 78572 recorded 277 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,060 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,060 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 395 | |
| 2022 | 481 | |
| 2023 | 601 | |
| 2024 | 306 | |
| 2025 | 277 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78572 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 277 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 252 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 158 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 142 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 123 | 6.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78572 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 287 | 38.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 139 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 74 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 23 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 22 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 125 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 528 | 70.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 27 | 3.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 27 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 15 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Match | 14 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 81 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78572 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 163% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $154,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $81,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78572.
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 — 2,060 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.