ZIP 81054 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 181 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baca County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
181 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 69 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81054 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 50 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 33 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 5.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81054 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 9.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 17.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 22 | 23.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 17.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81054 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81054.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Animas | 175 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bent County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08011 |
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 — 181 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.