ZIP 87571 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 872 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Taos County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
872 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 176 | |
| 2022 | 203 | |
| 2023 | 161 | |
| 2024 | 190 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87571 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 148 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 117 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 106 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 52 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 43 | 4.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87571 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Roof surface: exterior | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87571 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1899% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $870,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $145,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $140,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87571.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taos | 814 | |
| 2 | Taos Pueblo | 27 | |
| 3 | Ranchos de Taos | 5 |
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 — 872 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.