ZIP 79735 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 37 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brewster County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
37 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79735 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 15 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 9 | 24.3% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 1 | 2.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79735 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 26.7% | |
| 3 | Molten, hot material | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79735 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79735.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Stockton | 36 | |
| 2 | Gaylord | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecos County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48371 |
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 — 37 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.