ZIP 81052 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 963 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bent County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
963 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 223 | |
| 2022 | 210 | |
| 2023 | 222 | |
| 2024 | 304 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81052 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 297 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 222 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 68 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 37 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 36 | 3.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81052 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 205 | 53.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 47 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 31 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 14.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 287 | 74.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81052 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $432,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $247,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $147,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81052.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamar | 390 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prowers County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08099 |
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 — 963 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.