ZIP 88317 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 167 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Otero County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
167 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88317 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 41 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 16 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 11 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 6.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88317 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 10.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 53.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88317 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $270,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $132,200 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88317.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudcroft | 135 |
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 — 167 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.