ZIP 78589 recorded 149 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 749 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
749 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 86 | |
| 2022 | 96 | |
| 2023 | 244 | |
| 2024 | 174 | |
| 2025 | 149 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78589 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 142 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 64 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 64 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 60 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 48 | 6.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78589 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 137 | 74.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 5.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78589 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 118% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $32,790 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78589.
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 — 749 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.