ZIP 77498 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 349 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fort Bend County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
349 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 87 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77498 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 95 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 29 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 21 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 19 | 5.4% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77498 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77498 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 143% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $71,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77498.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugar Land | 315 | |
| 2 | Houston | 15 | |
| 3 | Richmond | 2 |
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 — 349 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.