In 2025, fire departments serving Bosque Farms responded to 42 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $180K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 81% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
286 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $180K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | — | |
| 2022 | 54 | -14.3% | |
| 2023 | 63 | +16.7% | |
| 2024 | 64 | +1.6% | |
| 2025 | 42 | -34.4% |
For the 0 building fires Bosque Farms departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 39 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 51.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 5.1% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Bosque Farms mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 48.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Match | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bosque Farms departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $180,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bosque Farms sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 92,142 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17,912 | 18.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 13,709 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,000 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 7,836 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,969 | 23.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 5,478 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 3,840 | 34.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,700 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,560 | 43.2 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 2,213 | 18.4 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New Mexico cities with population within ±25% of Bosque Farms. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Bosque Farms.
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Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.