ZIP 88020 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 72 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hidalgo County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
72 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 16 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 10 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 4 | 5.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 8 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 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 | 7 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Incendiary device | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 13.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88020 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $24,885 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | 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 — 72 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.