ZIP 80909 recorded 200 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,416 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,416 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 275 | |
| 2022 | 381 | |
| 2023 | 295 | |
| 2024 | 265 | |
| 2025 | 200 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80909 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 228 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 118 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 109 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 108 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 102 | 7.2% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80909 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 63 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 33 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 22 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 17 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 127 | 35.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 29 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 27 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 17 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 15 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80909 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 351% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $177,444 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $99,810 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $92,190 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $89,934 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80909.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Springs | 1,319 | |
| 2 | 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 — 1,416 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.