ZIP 79849 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 472 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
472 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 129 | |
| 2022 | 109 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79849 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 62 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 39 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 39 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 30 | 6.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79849 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 107 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 74 | 30.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 15 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 6.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 189 | 77.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | Match | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 6.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79849 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 278% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $56,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Outside storage fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79849.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Elizario | 365 | |
| 2 | El Paso | 5 | |
| 3 | Fabens | 2 |
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 — 472 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.