ZIP 87553 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 30 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Taos County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
30 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87553 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 12 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 2 | 6.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87553 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Match | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87553 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87553.
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 — 30 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.