ZIP 77098 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 380 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
380 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 87 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77098 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 76 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 36 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 33 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 28 | 7.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77098 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 22 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 18 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77098 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 375% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $89,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77098.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 380 |
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 — 380 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.