ZIP 81211 recorded 85 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 301 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chaffee County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
301 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 81 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 65 | |
| 2025 | 85 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81211 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 27 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 25 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 21 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 18 | 6.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81211 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 17 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 19.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 23.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81211 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 104% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $7 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81211.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buena Vista | 278 | |
| 2 | Poncha Springs | 2 |
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 — 301 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.