ZIP 80918 recorded 223 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 958 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
958 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 177 | |
| 2022 | 187 | |
| 2023 | 160 | |
| 2024 | 211 | |
| 2025 | 223 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80918 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 160 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 120 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 80 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 60 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 55 | 5.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80918 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 27 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 16 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 14 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 12 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 74 | 35.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 19.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80918 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 922% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,195,090 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $802,337 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $653,867 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $359,992 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $307,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $232,235 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $219,024 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80918.
| # | 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 — 958 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.