ZIP 79763 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,491 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ector County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,491 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 337 | |
| 2022 | 394 | |
| 2023 | 660 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79763 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 188 | 12.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 126 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 110 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 108 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 107 | 7.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79763 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 511 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 160 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 47 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 40 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 27 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 8.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 818 | 86.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 16 | 1.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 1.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 1.2% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 10 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Match | 8 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 49 | 5.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79763 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6793% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $460,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $234,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $216,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $202,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $171,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $153,400 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $142,008 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79763.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odessa | 980 | |
| 2 | West Odessa | 486 | |
| 3 | Frankston | 1 | |
| 4 | Midland | 1 | |
| 5 | Rankin | 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 — 1,491 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.