ZIP 78840 recorded 346 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,806 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Val Verde County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
3,806 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,325 | |
| 2022 | 1,291 | |
| 2023 | 476 | |
| 2024 | 368 | |
| 2025 | 346 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78840 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 2,182 | 57.3% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 236 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 145 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 131 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 127 | 3.3% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78840 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 142 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 82 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 77 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 64 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 56 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 40 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 20 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 18 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 204 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 363 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 45 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 39 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 30 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 29 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 25 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 19 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 129 | 18.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78840 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 133% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $327,327 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $176,741 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $173,409 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $135,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $95,757 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78840.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Del Rio | 3,779 | |
| 2 | Eagle Pass | 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 — 3,806 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.