ZIP 87529 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 176 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Taos County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
176 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87529 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 28 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 19 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 17 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 7.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87529 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 64.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87529 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 14000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Aircraft fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87529.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taos | 1 |
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 — 176 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.