ZIP 80920 recorded 120 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 662 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
662 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 166 | |
| 2023 | 151 | |
| 2024 | 129 | |
| 2025 | 120 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80920 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 149 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 58 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 45 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 43 | 6.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80920 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 18 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 32.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 36.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80920 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 864% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $272,779 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $196,097 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $92,334 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $73,211 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80920.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Springs | 661 |
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 — 662 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.