ZIP 88316 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 117 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lincoln County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
117 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88316 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 18 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 18 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 11 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 9.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88316 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Laboratory | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Candle | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88316 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $10 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88316.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capitan | 112 |
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 — 117 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.