ZIP 79705 recorded 230 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,195 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Midland County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,195 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 226 | |
| 2022 | 260 | |
| 2023 | 267 | |
| 2024 | 212 | |
| 2025 | 230 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79705 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 306 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 138 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 87 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 72 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 66 | 5.5% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79705 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 40 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 29 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 90 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 154 | 43.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 35 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79705 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 225% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $229,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $164,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79705.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midland | 1,038 | |
| 2 | Big Spring | 4 |
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 — 1,195 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.