ZIP 77038 recorded 126 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 532 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
532 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | |
| 2022 | 110 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 68 | |
| 2025 | 126 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 100 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 67 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 60 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 34 | 6.4% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 53 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 31 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 20.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 120 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 31 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 16 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77038 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 115% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $293,934 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 530 |
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 — 532 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.