ZIP 79915 recorded 196 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 880 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
880 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 223 | |
| 2023 | 196 | |
| 2024 | 205 | |
| 2025 | 196 |
May peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79915 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 174 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 105 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 55 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 51 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 50 | 5.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79915 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 38.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 31 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 25 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 16.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79915 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 163% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $145,311 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $79,155 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $79,026 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79915.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso | 418 |
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 — 880 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.