ZIP 80831 recorded 155 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 944 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
944 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 208 | |
| 2022 | 171 | |
| 2023 | 163 | |
| 2024 | 247 | |
| 2025 | 155 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80831 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 216 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 135 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 89 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 70 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 68 | 7.2% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80831 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 72 | 37.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 45.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 20.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80831 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1041% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $659,400 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $165,920 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80831.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellicott | 12 | |
| 2 | Colorado Springs | 7 | |
| 3 | Fountain | 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 — 944 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.