ZIP 81253 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 23 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Custer County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
23 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81253 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 8.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81253 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 33.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81253 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81253.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Cliff | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08043 |
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 — 23 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.