ZIP 87828 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 47 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Socorro County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
47 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87828 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 8 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 3 | 6.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87828 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87828 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 262% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 87828.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polvadera | 29 |
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 — 47 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.