ZIP 79765 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 444 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ector County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
444 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 107 | |
| 2023 | 207 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79765 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 62 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 35 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 33 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 30 | 6.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79765 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 101 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 33 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 13.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 182 | 75.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79765 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2906% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $128,250 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $117,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $117,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79765.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odessa | 332 | |
| 2 | Midland | 17 | |
| 3 | Gardendale | 8 |
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 — 444 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.