ZIP 88345 recorded 180 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,078 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lincoln County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,078 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 196 | |
| 2022 | 260 | |
| 2023 | 207 | |
| 2024 | 235 | |
| 2025 | 180 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88345 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 215 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 204 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 157 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 46 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 46 | 4.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88345 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 10 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 33.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Match | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 19.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88345 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 13500% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $314,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88345.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruidoso | 1,074 |
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 — 1,078 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.