ZIP 78576 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 431 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
431 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 162 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78576 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 69 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 61 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 48 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 48 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 25 | 5.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78576 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 63 | 38.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 56 | 34.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 7.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 25 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78576 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $18,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78576.
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 — 431 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.