ZIP 81201 recorded 252 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 675 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chaffee County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
675 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 113 | |
| 2022 | 125 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 252 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 178 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 97 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 40 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 39 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 36 | 5.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 13.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 48.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 20.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81201 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 11424% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $36,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81201.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salida | 634 | |
| 2 | Poncha Springs | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08043 |
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 — 675 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.