ZIP 79821 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 288 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
288 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79821 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 34 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 21 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 16 | 5.6% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79821 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 33 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 53.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Match | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79821 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79821.
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 — 288 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.