ZIP 77657 recorded 98 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 605 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hardin County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
605 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 159 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 98 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77657 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 72 | 11.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 69 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 36 | 6.0% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77657 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 18 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 49.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 19.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77657 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 334% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $266,776 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77657.
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 — 605 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.