ZIP 81132 recorded 176 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,047 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rio Grande County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,047 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 217 | |
| 2022 | 218 | |
| 2023 | 201 | |
| 2024 | 235 | |
| 2025 | 176 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81132 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 910 | 86.9% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 32 | 3.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 1.6% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 15 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 10 | 1.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81132 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 35.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 21.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81132 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 12520025% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $1,000 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81132.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Del Norte | 1,040 | |
| 2 | Fort Garland | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saguache County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08109 |
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 — 1,047 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.