ZIP 80916 recorded 159 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 970 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
970 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 203 | |
| 2022 | 234 | |
| 2023 | 181 | |
| 2024 | 193 | |
| 2025 | 159 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80916 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 201 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 84 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 83 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 63 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 56 | 5.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80916 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 36 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 23 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 90 | 36.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 57 | 22.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80916 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 317% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $553,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $167,620 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,812 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $101,132 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $94,691 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80916.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Springs | 956 | |
| 2 | Cimarron Hills | 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 — 970 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.