ZIP 77642 recorded 256 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,692 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,692 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 295 | |
| 2022 | 353 | |
| 2023 | 372 | |
| 2024 | 416 | |
| 2025 | 256 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77642 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 178 | 10.5% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 170 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 150 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 139 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 112 | 6.6% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77642 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 227 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 102 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 100 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 63 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 57 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 50 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 41 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 24 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 216 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 516 | 58.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 64 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 57 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 57 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 51 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 22 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 81 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77642 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 805% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,503,386 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $417,231 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $410,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $341,174 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $177,323 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $159,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77642.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Arthur | 1,689 | |
| 2 | Nederland | 2 | |
| 3 | Groesbeck | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48361 |
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 — 1,692 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.