ZIP 88337 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 198 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Otero County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
198 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Jun peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88337 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 61 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 19 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 14 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 9 | 4.5% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88337 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 64.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88337 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,747 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88337.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Luz | 188 | |
| 2 | Alamogordo | 2 | |
| 3 | High Rolls | 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 — 198 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.