ZIP 78574 recorded 207 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,145 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,145 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 368 | |
| 2023 | 309 | |
| 2024 | 197 | |
| 2025 | 207 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78574 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 192 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 128 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 126 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 85 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 60 | 5.2% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78574 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 434 | 81.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 40 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 12 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 3.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 489 | 91.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 1.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 1.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 1.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78574 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 154% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $285,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $117,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $85,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78574.
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 — 1,145 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.