ZIP 79707 recorded 217 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 953 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Midland County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
953 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 194 | |
| 2022 | 184 | |
| 2023 | 195 | |
| 2024 | 163 | |
| 2025 | 217 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79707 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 223 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 103 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 94 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 47 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 45 | 4.7% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79707 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 23 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 20 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 104 | 34.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 21 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79707 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 329% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $711,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $500,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79707.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midland | 797 | |
| 2 | Amarillo | 1 | |
| 3 | Gardendale | 1 |
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 — 953 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.