ZIP 77096 recorded 107 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 529 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
529 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | |
| 2022 | 87 | |
| 2023 | 90 | |
| 2024 | 148 | |
| 2025 | 107 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77096 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 9.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 47 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 42 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 40 | 7.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77096 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 56 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 30 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 20.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 124 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 33 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 29 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 28 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77096 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 150% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $999,999 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77096.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 529 |
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 — 529 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.