ZIP 88260 recorded 124 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 674 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lea County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
674 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 178 | |
| 2023 | 138 | |
| 2024 | 135 | |
| 2025 | 124 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88260 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 112 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 90 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 65 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 58 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 36 | 5.3% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88260 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 123 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 38 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 28 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 155 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 42 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 17 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 78 | 22.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88260 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 735% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $380,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $285,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88260.
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 — 674 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.