ZIP 87124 recorded 267 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,305 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sandoval County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,305 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 232 | |
| 2022 | 228 | |
| 2023 | 270 | |
| 2024 | 308 | |
| 2025 | 267 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87124 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 250 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 200 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 121 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 102 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 94 | 7.2% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87124 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 40 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 39 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 16 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 117 | 31.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 181 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 27 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 19 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 16 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 67 | 18.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87124 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 257% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $691,669 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $345,344 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $302,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $235,505 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $207,589 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $187,698 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87124.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Rancho | 1,203 | |
| 2 | Rio Rancho Estates | 98 | |
| 3 | Albuquerque | 1 |
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 — 1,305 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.