ZIP 88240 recorded 381 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,738 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lea County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,738 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 535 | |
| 2022 | 607 | |
| 2023 | 653 | |
| 2024 | 562 | |
| 2025 | 381 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88240 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 528 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 285 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 281 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 277 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 225 | 8.2% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88240 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 450 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 292 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 173 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 53 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 47 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 37 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 33 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 273 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 993 | 70.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 83 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 37 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 35 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 34 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 30 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 28 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 141 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88240 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1811% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88240.
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 — 2,738 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.