ZIP 77581 recorded 154 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 763 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brazoria County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
763 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 205 | |
| 2024 | 243 | |
| 2025 | 154 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77581 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 149 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 138 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 70 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 53 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 38 | 5.0% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77581 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 11 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 29.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 54.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77581 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 113% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77581.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearland | 755 | |
| 2 | Brookside Village | 5 | |
| 3 | Manvel | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bend County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48157 |
| Harris County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48201 |
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 — 763 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.