ZIP 87020 recorded 125 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,038 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cibola County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,038 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 265 | |
| 2022 | 256 | |
| 2023 | 229 | |
| 2024 | 163 | |
| 2025 | 125 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 192 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 126 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 120 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 56 | 5.4% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 27 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 11 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 30.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 18 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Match | 11 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 18.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87020 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 234% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $146,510 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87020.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grants | 997 | |
| 2 | San Rafael | 2 | |
| 3 | Mesita | 1 | |
| 4 | Milan | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley County | NM | 1.00 | FIPS 35031 |
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 — 1,038 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.