ZIP 77550 recorded 283 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,608 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Galveston County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,608 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 346 | |
| 2022 | 220 | |
| 2023 | 317 | |
| 2024 | 442 | |
| 2025 | 283 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77550 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 407 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 318 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 234 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 130 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 56 | 3.5% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77550 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 11.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 21 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 20 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 19 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 103 | 38.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 40 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 28 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 17.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77550 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 162% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,500,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $1,100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $720,110 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $653,360 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $653,360 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $322,610 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $315,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77550.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galveston | 1,462 | |
| 2 | Jamaica Beach | 145 |
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 — 1,608 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.