ZIP 79701 recorded 296 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,471 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Midland County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,471 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 280 | |
| 2022 | 286 | |
| 2023 | 334 | |
| 2024 | 275 | |
| 2025 | 296 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 286 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 264 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 124 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 94 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 80 | 5.4% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 42 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 15 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 13 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 144 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 237 | 52.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 33 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 31 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 24 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 8 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 75 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 131% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midland | 1,428 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48317 |
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 — 1,471 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.