ZIP 77008 recorded 154 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 842 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
842 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 151 | |
| 2022 | 119 | |
| 2023 | 183 | |
| 2024 | 235 | |
| 2025 | 154 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77008 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 177 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 88 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 87 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 68 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 60 | 7.1% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77008 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 53 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 46 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 19 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 15 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 104 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 43 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 23 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77008 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 184% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $639,250 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $99,999 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77008.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 841 |
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 — 842 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.