In 2025, fire departments serving San Juan County responded to 1,437 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $350K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 58% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips.
7,711 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,982 | |
| 2022 | 1,838 | |
| 2023 | 1,046 | |
| 2024 | 1,408 | |
| 2025 | 1,437 |
For the 114 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in San Juan County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 85% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Farmington | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | City of Aztec | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major |
| 3 | $58,336 | Farmington | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Farmington | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 5 | $49,701 | Farmington | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $41,258 | Farmington | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | aztec | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | aztec | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant |
| 9 | $25,000 | Farmington | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $20,000 | Farmington | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 35045.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Farmington | 46,457 | View › |
| Shiprock | 8,275 | View › |
| Bloomfield | 7,430 | View › |
| Aztec | 6,214 | View › |
| Lee Acres | 4,858 | View › |
| Crouch Mesa | 4,834 | View › |
| Center Point | 2,576 | View › |
| West Hammond | 2,410 | View › |
| Flora Vista | 2,346 | View › |
| La Plata | 2,063 | View › |
| Angustura | 1,884 | View › |
| South River | 1,584 | View › |
14 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermits Peak | 2022 | USFS | 341,734 |
| 2 | Black | 2022 | USFS | 325,135 |
| 3 | Calf Canyon | 2022 | USFS | 299,792 |
| 4 | Las Conchas | 2011 | NPS | 156,989 |
| 5 | Donaldson | 2011 | USFS | 96,129 |
| 6 | Johnson | 2021 | USFS | 94,786 |
| 7 | Miller | 2011 | USFS | 88,880 |
| 8 | Miller | 2011 | NPS | 88,817 |
| 9 | Ponil | 2002 | USFS | 86,557 |
| 10 | Pass | 2023 | USFS | 59,934 |
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.