ZIP 87144 recorded 147 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 823 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sandoval County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
823 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 149 | |
| 2022 | 174 | |
| 2023 | 169 | |
| 2024 | 184 | |
| 2025 | 147 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87144 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 161 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 121 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 78 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 65 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 6.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87144 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 20 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 114 | 49.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 5.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 53 | 22.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87144 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1301% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $469,536 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $218,813 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $194,993 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $117,250 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87144.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Rancho | 745 | |
| 2 | Rio Rancho Estates | 73 | |
| 3 | Bernalillo | 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 — 823 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.