ZIP 81023 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 144 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pueblo County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
144 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81023 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 18 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 18 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 14 | 9.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81023 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 20 | 48.8% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 14.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 43.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81023 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
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 — 144 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.