ZIP 79766 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 150 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ector County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
150 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79766 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 19 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 17 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 16 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 7.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79766 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 66.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 8.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 86.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79766 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 96450% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $975,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $263,250 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $154,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $135,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $124,740 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $72,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79766.
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 — 150 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.