ZIP 79938 recorded 280 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,361 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,361 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 166 | |
| 2022 | 297 | |
| 2023 | 349 | |
| 2024 | 269 | |
| 2025 | 280 |
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79938 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 309 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 136 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 129 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 85 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 77 | 5.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79938 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 147 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 120 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 42 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 19 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 15 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 104 | 19.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 273 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 37 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 25 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Match | 24 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 22 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 95 | 18.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79938 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 226% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $220,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $145,000 | Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79938.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso | 447 |
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 — 1,361 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.