ZIP 77043 recorded 110 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 525 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
525 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 160 | |
| 2025 | 110 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77043 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 61 | 11.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 52 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 47 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 44 | 8.4% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77043 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 48 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 43 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 86 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 38 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 33 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 17 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77043 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 691% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77043.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 525 |
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 — 525 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.