ZIP 87120 recorded 254 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 471 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bernalillo County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
471 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 209 | |
| 2025 | 254 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87120 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 257 | 54.6% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 53 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 23 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 20 | 4.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87120 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 18.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 48.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Candle | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 2.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87120 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 900% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87120.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albuquerque | 466 | |
| 2 | Rio Rancho | 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 — 471 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.