ZIP 81001 recorded 531 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,627 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pueblo County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,627 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 463 | |
| 2022 | 595 | |
| 2023 | 451 | |
| 2024 | 587 | |
| 2025 | 531 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81001 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 252 | 9.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 243 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 237 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 234 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 231 | 8.8% |
For the 41 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81001 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 32 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 29 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 24 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 21 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 185 | 42.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 186 | 42.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 33 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 28 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 23 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 15 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 91 | 20.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81001 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 342% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81001.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pueblo | 2,593 |
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 — 2,627 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.