ZIP 77070 recorded 237 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,260 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,260 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 211 | |
| 2022 | 206 | |
| 2023 | 277 | |
| 2024 | 329 | |
| 2025 | 237 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77070 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 225 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 173 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 117 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 84 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 81 | 6.4% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77070 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 64 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 51 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 48 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 41 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 28 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 125 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 145 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 34 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 104 | 25.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77070 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 236% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $556,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77070.
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 — 1,260 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.