In 2025, fire departments serving Isleta responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
68 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $95K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | — | |
| 2022 | 11 | +22.2% | |
| 2023 | 24 | +118.2% | |
| 2024 | 13 | -45.8% | |
| 2025 | 11 | -15.4% |
For the 2 building fires Isleta departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 25 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 | Outside area, other | 8 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 32.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 4.0% |
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 Isleta mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Match | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Isleta sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 92,162 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 | 19.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 13,709 | 21.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,000 | 29.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 7,836 | 36.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,969 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 5,478 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 3,840 | 38.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,700 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,560 | 44.8 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 2,213 | 15.4 mi |
Top 5 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 Isleta. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.