ZIP 88340 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 73 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Otero County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
73 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88340 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 8 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 6.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88340 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 17.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88340 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $125,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88340.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mescalero | 52 | |
| 2 | Cloudcroft | 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 — 73 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.