ZIP 81236 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 58 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chaffee County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
58 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81236 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 9 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 4 | 6.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81236 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 7.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81236.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buena Vista | 1 | |
| 2 | Salida | 1 |
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 — 58 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.