ZIP 81252 recorded 116 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 471 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Custer County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
471 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 116 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 116 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81252 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 168 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 59 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 34 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 17 | 3.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81252 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 23 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 13 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81252 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 427% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81252.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Cliff | 16 |
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 — 471 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.