ZIP 87522 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 158 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Fe County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
158 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87522 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 12.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 17 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 16 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 14 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 8.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87522 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 48.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 20.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 74.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87522 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $1 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87522.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chimayo | 50 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Arriba County | NM | 0.50 | FIPS 35039 |
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 — 158 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.