ZIP 79741 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 60 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ector County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
60 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79741 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 16 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 3 | 5.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79741 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 7.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 65.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79741 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 595% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,149 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,250 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79741.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odessa | 3 |
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 — 60 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.