ZIP 78838 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 56 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Uvalde County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
56 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78838 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 21 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 13 | 23.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 4 | 7.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78838 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78838 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 104% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $11,358 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 56 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.