ZIP 77617 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 83 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Galveston County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
83 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77617 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 9 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 6 | 7.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77617 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Construction/renovation area | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Awning | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 16.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 6 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Match | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77617 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 3712% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $17,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 83 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.