ZIP 87042 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 317 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Valencia County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
317 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87042 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 90 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 36 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 27 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 18 | 5.7% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87042 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vacant structural area | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 13.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 67.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87042 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 14400100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $28,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $6,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87042.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peralta | 310 | |
| 2 | Bosque Farms | 1 | |
| 3 | Isleta | 1 | |
| 4 | Los Lunas | 1 | |
| 5 | Tome | 1 |
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 — 317 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.