ZIP 81323 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 155 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dolores County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
155 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81323 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 21 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 17 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 10 | 6.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81323 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 18.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 9 | 18.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 10.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 11 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 9 | 18.4% | |
| 4 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81323 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 29600000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81323.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08083 |
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 — 155 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.