ZIP 87036 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 168 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Torrance County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
168 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87036 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 31 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 20 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 17 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 9 | 5.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87036 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 11 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 62.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Conducted heat from another fire | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87036 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2168% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $43,125 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $33,890 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $14,221 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,279 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,908 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Hazardous condition, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87036.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountainair | 131 |
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 — 168 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.