ZIP 88311 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 41 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Otero County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
41 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88311 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 7 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 7.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88311 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88311 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88311.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alamogordo | 40 | |
| 2 | Boles Acres | 1 |
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 — 41 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.