ZIP 87043 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 77 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sandoval County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
77 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87043 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 10 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 5 | 6.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87043 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Match | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87043 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 834% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $126,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87043.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Placitas | 62 | |
| 2 | Bernalillo | 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 — 77 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.