ZIP 79902 recorded 124 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 681 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
681 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 163 | |
| 2023 | 208 | |
| 2024 | 145 | |
| 2025 | 124 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79902 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 119 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 66 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 46 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 44 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 42 | 6.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79902 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 36.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 18 | 14.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79902 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1252% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79902.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso | 298 |
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 — 681 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.