ZIP 88231 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 409 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lea County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
409 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 102 | |
| 2023 | 112 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88231 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 100 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 41 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 22 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 15 | 3.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88231 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 44 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 27 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 22 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 16 | 7.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 113 | 50.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 23 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88231 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88231.
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 — 409 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.