ZIP 79761 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 812 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ector County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
812 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 179 | |
| 2022 | 310 | |
| 2023 | 317 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79761 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 117 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 98 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 76 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 72 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 43 | 5.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79761 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 180 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 65 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 30 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 72 | 17.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 309 | 73.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79761 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 246168% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $391,600 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $351,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $312,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $262,080 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79761.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odessa | 800 | |
| 2 | Gardendale | 1 | |
| 3 | Midland | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48329 |
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 — 812 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.