In 2025, fire departments serving Santa Fe County responded to 793 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $100K 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 44% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips.
4,388 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 823 | |
| 2022 | 791 | |
| 2023 | 956 | |
| 2024 | 1,025 | |
| 2025 | 793 |
For the 37 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Santa Fe County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 83% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | City of Santa Fe | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Rio Arriba County | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | City of Santa Fe | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | City of Santa Fe | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Santa Fe County | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | EDGEWOOD | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Santa Fe County | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | City of Santa Fe | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant |
| 9 | $15,000 | Santa Fe County | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $15,000 | City of Santa Fe | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 35049.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe | 87,617 | View › |
| Edgewood | 6,113 | View › |
| Eldorado at Santa Fe | 5,471 | View › |
| La Cienega | 3,948 | View › |
| Chimayo | 2,955 | View › |
| Agua Fria | 2,523 | View › |
| Pojoaque | 2,336 | View › |
| Nambe | 2,165 | View › |
| Tres Arroyos | 1,980 | View › |
| El Valle de Arroyo Seco | 1,744 | View › |
| Las Campanas | 1,521 | View › |
| El Rancho | 1,513 | View › |
16 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.