ZIP 88301 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 74 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lincoln County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
74 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 13 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 9 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 7 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 6 | 8.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 666% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $27,567 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,536 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrizozo | 54 |
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 — 74 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.