ZIP 81401 recorded 287 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,131 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montrose County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,131 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 213 | |
| 2022 | 255 | |
| 2023 | 171 | |
| 2024 | 205 | |
| 2025 | 287 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 176 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 115 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 111 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 90 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 84 | 7.4% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 48 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 44 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 42 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 106 | 33.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 135 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 18 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 70 | 21.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 213% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montrose | 1,116 | |
| 2 | Olathe | 10 | |
| 3 | Delta | 1 | |
| 4 | Westminster | 1 |
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 — 1,131 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.