ZIP 79905 recorded 193 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 797 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
797 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 200 | |
| 2023 | 192 | |
| 2024 | 182 | |
| 2025 | 193 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79905 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 163 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 83 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 62 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 52 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 37 | 4.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79905 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 32 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 14 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 34.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 23.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79905 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 166% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $79,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $74,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $66,702 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79905.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso | 332 |
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 — 797 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.