ZIP 88203 recorded 145 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,198 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chaves County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,198 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 256 | |
| 2022 | 198 | |
| 2023 | 351 | |
| 2024 | 248 | |
| 2025 | 145 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 146 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 131 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 92 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 89 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 87 | 7.3% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 124 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 87 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 52 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 13 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 12 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 99 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 247 | 54.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 82 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 37 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 6 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2260% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88203.
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 — 1,198 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.