ZIP 77563 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 228 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Galveston County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
228 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 92 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77563 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 56 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 27 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 25 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 19 | 8.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77563 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 68.2% | |
| 2 | Other | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 5.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 92.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | Match | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 1.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77563 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $949,680 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77563.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitchcock | 217 | |
| 2 | Bayou Vista | 4 | |
| 3 | La Marque | 1 | |
| 4 | Santa Fe | 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 — 228 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.