ZIP 80817 recorded 194 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,793 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,793 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 371 | |
| 2022 | 533 | |
| 2023 | 314 | |
| 2024 | 381 | |
| 2025 | 194 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80817 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 367 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 202 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 140 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 119 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 112 | 6.2% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80817 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 31 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 16 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 87 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 122 | 43.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 21 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 16 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80817 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2904% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $229,269 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $124,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80817.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fountain | 1,581 | |
| 2 | Colorado Springs | 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 — 1,793 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.