ZIP 87532 recorded 158 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,137 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rio Arriba County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,137 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 212 | |
| 2022 | 245 | |
| 2023 | 245 | |
| 2024 | 277 | |
| 2025 | 158 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87532 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 112 | 9.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 107 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 105 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 104 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 99 | 8.7% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87532 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 151 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 121 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 61 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 34 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 118 | 21.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 349 | 63.0% | |
| 2 | Match | 37 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 35 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 22 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 9.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87532 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87532.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espanola | 877 | |
| 2 | La Mesilla | 51 | |
| 3 | La Puebla | 18 | |
| 4 | Chimayo | 7 | |
| 5 | Hernandez | 5 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe County | NM | 0.50 | FIPS 35049 |
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 — 1,137 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.