ZIP 88008 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 181 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Doña Ana County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
181 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 49 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88008 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 21 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 18 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 12 | 6.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88008 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 44.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 25.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 12.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 68.1% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88008 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Incinerator overload or malfunction, fire confined | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88008.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Teresa | 145 | |
| 2 | Sunland Park | 29 | |
| 3 | La Union | 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 — 181 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.