In 2025, fire departments serving Corrales responded to 84 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $8K 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 73% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
439 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $766K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | — | |
| 2022 | 70 | -7.9% | |
| 2023 | 94 | +34.3% | |
| 2024 | 115 | +22.3% | |
| 2025 | 84 | -27.0% |
For the 3 building fires Corrales departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 57 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 | 16 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Office | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 19.3% |
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 Corrales mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Candle | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 3.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Corrales departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $8,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Corrales sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 332,722 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 156,593 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 47,650 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 23,938 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17,912 | 32.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 16,575 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 13,709 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,000 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,969 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 5,478 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 4,303 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 4,150 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 4,026 | 42.1 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 87048 | 439 |
Six New Mexico cities with population within ±25% of Corrales. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Corrales.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
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.