ZIP 81049 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 19 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bent County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
19 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81049 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 6 | 31.6% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Special outside fire, other | 1 | 5.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81049 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81049 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Grass fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Animas County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08071 |
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 — 19 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.