ZIP 87121 recorded 533 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,606 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sandoval County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,606 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 188 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 219 | |
| 2024 | 512 | |
| 2025 | 533 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87121 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 479 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 295 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 184 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 116 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 90 | 5.6% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87121 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 150 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 25 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 18.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 170 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 39 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87121 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 264% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $266,720 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $223,560 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $110,860 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,400 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87121.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albuquerque | 1,069 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | NM | 0.50 | FIPS 35001 |
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 — 1,606 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.