ZIP 77518 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 199 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Galveston County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
199 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 142 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77518 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 36 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 24 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 24 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 19 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 9.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77518 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 17 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 15.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 45.6% | |
| 2 | Match | 12 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77518 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77518.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bacliff | 31 | |
| 2 | Texas City | 8 | |
| 3 | San Leon | 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 — 199 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.