ZIP 87557 recorded 86 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 333 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Taos County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
333 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 82 | |
| 2024 | 87 | |
| 2025 | 86 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87557 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 82 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 44 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 34 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 9.6% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87557 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 65.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87557 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 392% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87557.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranchos de Taos | 320 | |
| 2 | Taos | 3 | |
| 3 | Talpa | 1 | |
| 4 | Taos Pueblo | 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 — 333 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.