ZIP 79706 recorded 395 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,992 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Midland County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,992 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 335 | |
| 2022 | 418 | |
| 2023 | 481 | |
| 2024 | 363 | |
| 2025 | 395 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79706 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 200 | 10.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 169 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 152 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 139 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 119 | 6.0% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79706 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 303 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 95 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 86 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 55 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 44 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 25 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 20 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 224 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 504 | 57.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 52 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 45 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 41 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 35 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 34 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 22 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 116 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79706 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 149% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $999,999 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79706.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midland | 421 |
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 — 1,992 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.