ZIP 77049 recorded 252 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,286 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,286 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 221 | |
| 2022 | 249 | |
| 2023 | 267 | |
| 2024 | 297 | |
| 2025 | 252 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77049 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 193 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 125 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 117 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 116 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 86 | 6.7% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77049 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 145 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 63 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 62 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 22 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 18 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 122 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 257 | 52.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 46 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 41 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 30 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 19 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 64 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77049 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 128% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77049.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1,275 | |
| 2 | Channelview | 5 | |
| 3 | Crosby | 2 | |
| 4 | Freeport | 1 | |
| 5 | Katy | 1 |
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 — 1,286 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.