ZIP 78593 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 130 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cameron County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
130 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78593 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 31 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 13 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 7.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78593 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 24.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 24.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 1.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 60.6% | |
| 2 | Match | 9 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78593 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $7,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78593.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa | 124 | |
| 2 | Edinburg | 1 | |
| 3 | Harlingen | 1 |
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 — 130 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.