ZIP 77479 recorded 266 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,148 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fort Bend County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,148 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 157 | |
| 2022 | 128 | |
| 2023 | 236 | |
| 2024 | 361 | |
| 2025 | 266 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77479 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 427 | 37.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 134 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 96 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 75 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 41 | 3.6% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77479 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 64 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 27 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 14 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 93 | 32.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 123 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 32 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 52 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77479 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 220% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $282,600 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $254,788 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $198,345 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77479.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugar Land | 1,055 | |
| 2 | Houston | 12 | |
| 3 | Missouri City | 3 | |
| 4 | Alvin | 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 — 1,148 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.