ZIP 80487 recorded 171 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 779 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Routt County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
779 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 150 | |
| 2023 | 179 | |
| 2024 | 168 | |
| 2025 | 171 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80487 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 203 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 153 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 42 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 31 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 30 | 3.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80487 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 36.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80487 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 844% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $994,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80487.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steamboat Springs | 769 |
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 — 779 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.