ZIP 87830 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 71 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Catron County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
71 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 87830 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 18 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 15 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 11 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 7.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 87830 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Closet | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Multiple areas | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 87830 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 901% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | 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 — 71 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.