ZIP 87517 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 110 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Taos County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
110 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87517 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 30 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 11 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 11 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 10 | 9.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87517 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 4.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 81.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87517 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 4300% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 110 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.