ZIP 79853 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 151 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
151 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Feb peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79853 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 17 | 11.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 13 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 12 | 7.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79853 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 19 | 24.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 11.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 70.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 9.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79853.
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 — 151 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.