ZIP 80917 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 363 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
363 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 68 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80917 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 48 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 30 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 27 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 26 | 7.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80917 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 18 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 37.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 16.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80917 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 891% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $366,028 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $237,037 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $227,533 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $73,113 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80917.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Springs | 362 | |
| 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 — 363 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.