ZIP 87016 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 113 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Torrance County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
113 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87016 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 26 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 15 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 12 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 11 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 7 | 6.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87016 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 19.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87016 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 335% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $7,500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $6,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10 | Grass fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87016.
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 — 113 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.