ZIP 81301 recorded 334 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,452 across 2021–2025. Primary county: La Plata County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,452 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 247 | |
| 2022 | 248 | |
| 2023 | 313 | |
| 2024 | 310 | |
| 2025 | 334 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 227 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 221 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 110 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 108 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 107 | 7.4% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 20 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 31.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 21.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3858% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $340,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $206,930 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durango | 1,413 |
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 — 1,452 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.