ZIP 77072 recorded 152 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 729 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
729 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 139 | |
| 2022 | 111 | |
| 2023 | 149 | |
| 2024 | 178 | |
| 2025 | 152 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77072 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 113 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 83 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 61 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 55 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 46 | 6.3% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77072 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 97 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 53 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 34 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 22 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 134 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 246 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 62 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 48 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 31 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 17 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 14 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 83 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77072 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 267% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $213,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77072.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 729 |
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 — 729 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.