ZIP 87109 recorded 355 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 710 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bernalillo County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
710 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 262 | |
| 2025 | 355 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87109 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 297 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 104 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 89 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 52 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 24 | 3.4% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87109 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 15.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 50.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87109 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3800% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87109.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albuquerque | 708 |
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 — 710 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.