ZIP 77040 recorded 231 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,302 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,302 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 240 | |
| 2022 | 256 | |
| 2023 | 298 | |
| 2024 | 277 | |
| 2025 | 231 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 225 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 123 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 110 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 75 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 68 | 5.2% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 98 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 95 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 81 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 47 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 34 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 33 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 20 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 148 | 25.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 237 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 59 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 48 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 47 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 30 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 17 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 13 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 115 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77040 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 184% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $224,548 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $163,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77040.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1,112 | |
| 2 | Jersey Village | 184 | |
| 3 | Bryan | 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 — 1,302 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.