ZIP 79904 recorded 141 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 744 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
744 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 156 | |
| 2023 | 222 | |
| 2024 | 187 | |
| 2025 | 141 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79904 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 150 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 73 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 50 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 47 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 44 | 5.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79904 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 26 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 35.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 18 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 8.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 7.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 22.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79904 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 313% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $170,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $111,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $106,557 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $57,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79904.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso | 328 |
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 — 744 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.