ZIP 79762 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 935 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ector County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
935 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 294 | |
| 2022 | 308 | |
| 2023 | 260 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79762 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 221 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 122 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 71 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 56 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 52 | 5.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79762 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 59 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 26 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 17.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 283 | 72.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79762 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 19372% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $279,720 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $234,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $214,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $208,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $185,250 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $140,625 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $139,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79762.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odessa | 934 |
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 — 935 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.