ZIP 88072 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 94 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Doña Ana County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
94 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88072 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 16 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 6 | 6.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88072 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 58.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 1.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 90.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 1.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88072 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88072.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vado | 82 | |
| 2 | Mesquite | 7 | |
| 3 | Anthony | 2 | |
| 4 | La Mesa | 1 | |
| 5 | South Valley | 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 — 94 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.