ZIP 88346 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 565 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lincoln County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
565 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 149 | |
| 2023 | 124 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88346 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 395 | 69.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 21 | 3.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 20 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 18 | 3.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88346 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 35.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 48.2% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88346 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88346.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruidoso Downs | 556 | |
| 2 | Ruidoso | 2 |
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 — 565 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.