ZIP 87829 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 39 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Catron County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
39 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87829 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 7 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 3 | 7.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87829 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87829 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 373% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $68,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 39 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.