ZIP 87521 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 44 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rio Arriba County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
44 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87521 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 13 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 2 | 4.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87521 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 6.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match | 7 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87521 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 301% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87521.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taos County | NM | 1.00 | FIPS 35055 |
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 — 44 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.