ZIP 79928 recorded 338 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,379 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,379 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 233 | |
| 2022 | 292 | |
| 2023 | 267 | |
| 2024 | 249 | |
| 2025 | 338 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79928 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 449 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 169 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 99 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 85 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 66 | 4.8% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79928 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 153 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 99 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 49 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 29 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 126 | 23.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 267 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 47 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 35 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 23 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Match | 17 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 13 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 85 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79928 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 105% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $230,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $171,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $160,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79928.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horizon City | 231 | |
| 2 | El Paso | 94 | |
| 3 | Sparks | 32 | |
| 4 | Clint | 6 | |
| 5 | Socorro | 3 |
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 — 1,379 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.