ZIP 88252 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 201 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lea County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
201 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88252 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 66 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 30 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 23 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 4.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88252 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat, spark from friction | 25 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Sunlight | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 14.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88252.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jal | 198 |
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 — 201 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.