ZIP 81069 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 95 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Custer County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
95 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81069 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 23 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 21 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 15 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 6.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81069 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 50.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 50.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81069 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $3,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huerfano County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08055 |
| Pueblo County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08101 |
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 — 95 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.