ZIP 77005 recorded 91 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 629 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
629 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 143 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 114 | |
| 2024 | 158 | |
| 2025 | 91 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77005 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 222 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 79 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 65 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 53 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 38 | 6.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77005 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 29.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77005 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 368% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $884,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $589,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77005.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 205 | |
| 2 | Southside Place | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bend County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48157 |
| Montgomery County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48339 |
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 — 629 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.