ZIP 79936 recorded 280 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,306 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,306 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 307 | |
| 2023 | 345 | |
| 2024 | 278 | |
| 2025 | 280 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79936 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 337 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 90 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 81 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 64 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 63 | 4.8% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79936 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 71 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 28 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 21 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 102 | 36.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 54 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 52 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 33 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 19 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 64 | 22.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79936 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 140% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $284,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $108,774 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79936.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso | 618 |
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 — 1,306 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.