ZIP 88265 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 196 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lea County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
196 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88265 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 69 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Outside equipment fire | 24 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 15 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 13 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 6.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88265 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Incinerator area | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other static discharge | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 6.2% |
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 — 196 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.