ZIP 77068 recorded 92 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 391 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
391 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 92 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77068 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 87 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 32 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 32 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 31 | 7.9% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77068 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 32.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77068 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 306% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $114,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $43,703 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77068.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 391 |
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 — 391 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.