ZIP 81050 recorded 158 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 622 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bent County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
622 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 86 | |
| 2022 | 139 | |
| 2023 | 114 | |
| 2024 | 125 | |
| 2025 | 158 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81050 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 79 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 79 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 68 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 42 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 37 | 5.9% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81050 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 41 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 25 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 14 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 13 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 33.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 26 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 24 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 60 | 29.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81050 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 210% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $970,820 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $116,080 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81050.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Junta | 583 | |
| 2 | Swink | 3 | |
| 3 | Rocky Ford | 2 | |
| 4 | Las Animas | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otero County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08089 |
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 — 622 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.