ZIP 79935 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 298 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
298 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 81 | |
| 2023 | 68 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79935 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 59 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 24 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 24 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 18 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 17 | 5.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79935 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79935 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 503% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $234,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $162,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $63,064 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79935.
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 — 298 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.