ZIP 87544 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 362 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Alamos County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
362 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87544 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 109 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 40 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 22 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 19 | 5.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87544 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Office | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 37.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87544 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 13049% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100 | Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87544.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Alamos | 356 | |
| 2 | White Rock | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandoval County | NM | 1.00 | FIPS 35043 |
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 — 362 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.