ZIP 77036 recorded 184 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 944 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
944 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 165 | |
| 2022 | 146 | |
| 2023 | 204 | |
| 2024 | 245 | |
| 2025 | 184 |
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77036 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 139 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 89 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 82 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 73 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 68 | 7.2% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77036 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 117 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 112 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 85 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 82 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 63 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 37 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 17 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 141 | 20.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 272 | 40.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 72 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 66 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 55 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 26 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 125 | 18.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77036 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 114% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77036.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 944 |
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 — 944 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.