ZIP 77474 recorded 125 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 805 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Austin County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
805 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 127 | |
| 2022 | 228 | |
| 2023 | 170 | |
| 2024 | 155 | |
| 2025 | 125 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77474 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 189 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 78 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 52 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 52 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 51 | 6.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77474 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 43 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 20 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 26.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 97 | 46.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77474 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 600% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $158,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $152,187 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $152,187 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77474.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sealy | 793 | |
| 2 | Bellville | 3 | |
| 3 | San Felipe | 2 | |
| 4 | Brookshire | 1 |
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 — 805 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.