ZIP 78582 recorded 245 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,719 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Starr County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,719 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 316 | |
| 2022 | 378 | |
| 2023 | 491 | |
| 2024 | 289 | |
| 2025 | 245 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78582 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 375 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 233 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 211 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 147 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 108 | 6.3% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78582 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 220 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 141 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 100 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 12 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 10 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 76 | 12.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 362 | 58.4% | |
| 2 | Match | 87 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 32 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 16 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 68 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78582 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78582.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Grande City | 1,655 | |
| 2 | La Grulla | 11 | |
| 3 | Roma | 8 | |
| 4 | Escobares | 2 | |
| 5 | Sullivan City | 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 — 1,719 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.