ZIP 88116 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 33 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chaves County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
33 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88116 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 27 | 81.8% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 1 | 3.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88116 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 25.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88116.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portales | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt County | NM | 1.00 | FIPS 35041 |
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 — 33 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.