ZIP 81122 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 330 across 2021–2025. Primary county: La Plata County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
330 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 91 | |
| 2024 | 93 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81122 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 38 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 27 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 23 | 7.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81122 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 37.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81122 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4079% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $26,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81122.
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 — 330 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.