ZIP 87740 recorded 118 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 652 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Colfax County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
652 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | |
| 2022 | 122 | |
| 2023 | 183 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 118 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87740 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 152 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 63 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 60 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 57 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 6.7% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87740 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 14 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 20.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 54.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 26 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 5.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87740 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5132% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $24 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $3 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $2 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87740.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raton | 650 | |
| 2 | Rio Rancho | 1 | |
| 3 | Springer | 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 — 652 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.