ZIP 81055 recorded 64 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 110 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Huerfano County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
110 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 64 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81055 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 47 | 42.7% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 4.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81055 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81055 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81055.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Veta | 90 | |
| 2 | Walsenburg | 7 |
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 — 110 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.