ZIP 77435 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 196 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Colorado County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
196 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 49 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77435 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 50 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 24 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 13 | 6.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77435 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 16.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 21.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77435 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 15630% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $402,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $52,500 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $52,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77435.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bernard | 188 |
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 | 1.00 | FIPS 48157 |
| Wharton County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48481 |
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 — 196 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.