ZIP 77449 recorded 342 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,255 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,255 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 408 | |
| 2022 | 612 | |
| 2023 | 491 | |
| 2024 | 402 | |
| 2025 | 342 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77449 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 751 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 196 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 142 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 128 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 106 | 4.7% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77449 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 117 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 66 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 62 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 62 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 43 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 33 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 27 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 23 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 189 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 207 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 57 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 56 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 38 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 37 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 32 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 21 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 153 | 24.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77449 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $370,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $115,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77449.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katy | 2,219 | |
| 2 | Houston | 21 | |
| 3 | Prairie View | 4 | |
| 4 | Waller | 1 |
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 — 2,255 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.