ZIP 79927 recorded 181 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,323 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,323 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 291 | |
| 2022 | 309 | |
| 2023 | 310 | |
| 2024 | 232 | |
| 2025 | 181 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79927 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 346 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 177 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 149 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 83 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 56 | 4.2% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79927 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 158 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 144 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 40 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 24 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 10 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 93 | 17.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 340 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 54 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 26 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Match | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 65 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79927 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 454% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79927.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Socorro | 810 | |
| 2 | Horizon City | 296 | |
| 3 | El Paso | 83 | |
| 4 | Sparks | 5 | |
| 5 | Clint | 1 |
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 — 1,323 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.