In 2025, fire departments serving San Miguel County responded to 151 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $80K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 46% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Sep dips.
1,435 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 356 | |
| 2022 | 359 | |
| 2023 | 287 | |
| 2024 | 282 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
For the 17 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in San Miguel County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 99% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Las Vegas | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | CONCHAS DAM | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | LAS VEGAS | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | West Las Vegas Las V | Fire, other | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | LAS VEGAS | Fire, other | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | LAS VEGAS | Fire, other | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | East Las Vegas Las V | Fire, other | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | East Las Vegas Las V | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $2,000 | Las Vegas | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant |
| 10 | $2,000 | Las Vegas | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 35047.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 13,194 | View › |
| Pecos | 885 | View › |
| Rowe | 582 | View › |
| Tecolotito | 496 | View › |
| Villanueva | 433 | View › |
| East Pecos | 344 | View › |
| Ribera | 330 | View › |
| Soham | 242 | View › |
| North San Ysidro | 214 | View › |
| Sena | 158 | View › |
| Conchas Dam | 147 | View › |
| Tecolote | 24 | View › |
2 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.