ZIP 81003 recorded 336 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,553 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pueblo County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,553 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 260 | |
| 2022 | 331 | |
| 2023 | 289 | |
| 2024 | 337 | |
| 2025 | 336 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81003 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 191 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 190 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 182 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 127 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 114 | 7.3% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81003 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 82 | 36.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 128 | 57.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81003 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 118% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $181,183 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $137,881 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $132,506 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81003.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pueblo | 1,545 |
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 — 1,553 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.