In 2025, fire departments serving Texico responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
95 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.8M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | +38.9% | |
| 2023 | 15 | -40.0% | |
| 2024 | 22 | +46.7% | |
| 2025 | 15 | -31.8% |
For the 3 building fires Texico departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 50 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 | 13 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 16.0% |
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 Texico mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Match | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 6.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Texico departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Texico sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 244,407 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32,243 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 26,000 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 24,000 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18,500 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15,000 | 19.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15,000 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,012 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,000 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 9,000 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 8,000 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,116 | 28.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Smoking | 7,000 | 15.8 mi |
Top 2 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 Texico. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Texico.
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.