ZIP 77541 recorded 189 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,076 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brazoria County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,076 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 210 | |
| 2022 | 253 | |
| 2023 | 237 | |
| 2024 | 187 | |
| 2025 | 189 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77541 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 151 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 109 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 96 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 84 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 80 | 7.4% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77541 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 18 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 80 | 33.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 117 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77541 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2821% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $174,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $174,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $174,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $174,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77541.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freeport | 666 | |
| 2 | Oyster Creek | 89 | |
| 3 | Jones Creek | 68 | |
| 4 | Surfside Beach | 57 | |
| 5 | Clute | 5 |
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 — 1,076 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.