ZIP 88012 recorded 162 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 711 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Doña Ana County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
711 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 125 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 200 | |
| 2024 | 139 | |
| 2025 | 162 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88012 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 130 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 79 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 64 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 62 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 37 | 5.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88012 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 89 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 45 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 21 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 22.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 144 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 39 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 17.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88012 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2069% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $161,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $87,360 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $86,380 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $59,885 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $51,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88012.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Cruces | 548 | |
| 2 | Dona Ana | 18 | |
| 3 | Radium Springs | 3 |
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 — 711 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.