ZIP 78596 recorded 346 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,021 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,021 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 292 | |
| 2024 | 250 | |
| 2025 | 346 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78596 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 186 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 116 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 102 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 85 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 80 | 7.8% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78596 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 146 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 31 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 22 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 14.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 213 | 68.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78596 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 164% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,770 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78596.
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 — 1,021 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.