ZIP 79836 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 421 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
421 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 104 | |
| 2022 | 102 | |
| 2023 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 73 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79836 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 60 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 34 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 29 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 27 | 6.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79836 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 126 | 50.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 50 | 19.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 18 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 9.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 211 | 84.1% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Match | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 2.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79836 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 110% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $400 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79836.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clint | 344 | |
| 2 | Fabens | 19 | |
| 3 | El Paso | 4 | |
| 4 | San Elizario | 3 | |
| 5 | Socorro | 3 |
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 — 421 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.