ZIP 88220 recorded 679 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,717 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Eddy County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,717 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 316 | |
| 2022 | 459 | |
| 2023 | 619 | |
| 2024 | 644 | |
| 2025 | 679 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88220 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 698 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 242 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 213 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 186 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 184 | 6.8% |
For the 48 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88220 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 215 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 113 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 70 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 37 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 31 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 22 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 267 | 32.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 415 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 74 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 47 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 35 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 30 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 29 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 136 | 16.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88220 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2799% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88220.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsbad | 2,456 | |
| 2 | Happy Valley | 73 | |
| 3 | La Huerta | 27 | |
| 4 | Artesia | 10 | |
| 5 | Loving | 10 |
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 — 2,717 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.