ZIP 77457 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 42 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Matagorda County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
42 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77457 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 15 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 2 | 4.8% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77457 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 64.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 3.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 85.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.6% |
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 — 42 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.