ZIP 78578 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 165 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cameron County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
165 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78578 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 20 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 18 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 9 | 5.5% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78578 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 10 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 51.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78578 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 10150% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78578.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Isabel | 86 | |
| 2 | Laguna Vista | 57 | |
| 3 | Laguna Heights | 11 | |
| 4 | Brownsville | 2 | |
| 5 | Progreso | 2 |
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 — 165 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.