ZIP 81233 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 38 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fremont County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
38 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81233 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 9 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 5.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81233 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Structural area, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81233 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 21813% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81233.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard | 36 |
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 — 38 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.