ZIP 79903 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 515 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
515 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 130 | |
| 2023 | 150 | |
| 2024 | 113 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
May peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79903 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 92 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 72 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 36 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 34 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 26 | 5.0% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79903 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Roof surface: exterior | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79903 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 209% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $73,649 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $71,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79903.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso | 195 |
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 — 515 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.