ZIP 77340 recorded 407 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 882 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Walker County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
882 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 61 | |
| 2024 | 330 | |
| 2025 | 407 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77340 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 102 | 11.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 99 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 82 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 74 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 59 | 6.7% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77340 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 105 | 36.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 38 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 15.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 190 | 66.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77340 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 78% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77340.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntsville | 683 | |
| 2 | New Waverly | 5 | |
| 3 | Riverside | 2 |
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 — 882 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.