ZIP 79906 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 41 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
41 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79906 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 3 | 7.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79906 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Assembly or sales area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79906 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 243% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79906.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso | 17 |
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 — 41 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.