ZIP 81240 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 216 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fremont County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
216 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81240 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 22 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 20 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 17 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 15 | 6.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81240 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 9 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81240 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 227% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $183,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81240.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penrose | 214 |
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 — 216 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.