ZIP 77598 recorded 172 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 841 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Galveston County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
841 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 160 | |
| 2022 | 172 | |
| 2023 | 179 | |
| 2024 | 158 | |
| 2025 | 172 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77598 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 117 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 90 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 81 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 64 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 61 | 7.3% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77598 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 42 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 14 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 72 | 25.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 159 | 55.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77598 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 173% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $575,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $479,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77598.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webster | 565 | |
| 2 | Houston | 224 | |
| 3 | Friendswood | 1 | |
| 4 | League City | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48201 |
| Fort Bend County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48157 |
| Montgomery County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48339 |
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 — 841 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.