ZIP 87002 recorded 343 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,359 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Valencia County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,359 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 362 | |
| 2022 | 561 | |
| 2023 | 655 | |
| 2024 | 438 | |
| 2025 | 343 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87002 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 474 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 245 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 173 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 149 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 130 | 5.5% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87002 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 256 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 152 | 24.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 41 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 39 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 20 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 11.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 455 | 72.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 30 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Match | 20 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 12 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87002 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 269% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $209,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $193,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,900 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $78,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87002.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belen | 1,721 | |
| 2 | Rio Communities | 54 | |
| 3 | Los Chaves | 51 | |
| 4 | Jarales | 2 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 2,359 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.