ZIP 88061 recorded 146 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,055 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Grant County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,055 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 243 | |
| 2022 | 178 | |
| 2023 | 266 | |
| 2024 | 222 | |
| 2025 | 146 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88061 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 139 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 98 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 93 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 89 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 84 | 8.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88061 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 85 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 69 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 52 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 47 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 32 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 19 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 18 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 115 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 245 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 40 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 30 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 24 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Match | 14 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 13 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 73 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88061 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1042% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88061.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver City | 1,023 | |
| 2 | Arenas Valley | 2 | |
| 3 | Tyrone | 2 |
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 — 1,055 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.