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2025 County Report

Fires in Alamosa County, CO

In 2025, fire departments serving Alamosa County responded to 210 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $200K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

11,289 residents FIPS 08003 9 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
210
961 across 5 years
Building fires
14
33 wildland
Property loss
$656K
$563K structure · $93K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Top five categories make up about 51% of all calls.

210
Total Incidents
Vehicle accident, general cleanup 41 19.5%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 24 11.4%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 15 7.1%
Building fires 14 6.7%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 13 6.2%
All other categories 103 49.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Alamosa County?

Mar peaks. Feb dips.

Jan 16
Feb 9
Mar 27
Apr 26
May 10
Jun 12
Jul 18
Aug 22
Sep 18
Oct 17
Nov 17
Dec 18
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Alamosa County

961 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 137
2022 247
2023 182
2024 185
2025 210
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 14 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
30%
11
Cause undetermined
14%
5
Intentional / arson
22%
8
Equipment / heat source failure
32%
12
Under investigation
3%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
-1%
0
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $527K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Alamosa County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 94% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $200,000 Mosca Outside equipment fire Significant
2 $75,000 Mosca Outside equipment fire Significant
3 $65,000 Mosca Building fires Significant
4 $50,000 Alamosa Building fires Significant
5 $40,000 Alamosa Building fires Significant
6 $35,000 Alamosa Building fires Significant
7 $25,000 Alamosa Passenger vehicle fire Significant
8 $15,000 Alamosa Building fires Significant
9 $12,000 Alamosa Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire Significant
10 $10,000 Alamosa Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
06 How Alamosa County compares

Alamosa County vs CO vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

18.6
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Alamosa County
18.6
CO avg
8.02
US avg
7.15
1.24
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Alamosa County
1.24
CO avg
0.53
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Alamosa County
0
CO avg
4.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Alamosa County

9 cities mapped to FIPS 08003.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Alamosa County

3 departments report from this county.

ALAMOSA FD
ALAMOSA
FDID 00305 188 incidents 30 vol
MOSCAHOOPER FD
MOSCA
FDID 00335 27 incidents 24 vol
ALAMOSA COUNTY FPD
ALAMOSA
FDID 00310 0 incidents 50 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in CO

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cameron Peak 2020 USFS 208,912
2 Pine Gulch 2020 BLM 138,802
3 Hayman 2002 USFS 137,760
4 Spring Creek 2018 BLM 108,045
5 High Park 2012 BLM 87,306
6 MISSIONARY RIDGE 2002 USFS 70,480
7 WEST FORK 2013 USFS 56,575
8 416 2018 USFS 54,130
9 Papoose 2013 USFS 49,282
10 Bridger 2008 BLM 46,588

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.