ZIP 88256 recorded 180 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 576 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Eddy County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
576 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 133 | |
| 2024 | 162 | |
| 2025 | 180 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88256 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 244 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 34 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 32 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 29 | 5.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88256 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 37 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 29 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88256 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $90,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88256.
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 — 576 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.