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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 81402

ZIP 81402 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 17 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montrose County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 81402 FIPS 08085 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
2
17 across 5 years
Building fires
0
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
79
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Montrose County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 81402

17 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 0
2022 2
2023 2
2024 11
2025 2
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 81402?

Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 1
Feb 4
Mar 4
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 1
Jul 0
Aug 3
Sep 1
Oct 1
Nov 2
Dec 0
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 81402?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81402 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 4 23.5%
2 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 2 11.8%
3 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 2 11.8%
4 Unauthorized burning 2 11.8%
5 Grass fire 1 5.9%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 81402?

For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
67%
4
Cause undetermined
17%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
16%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81402 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 6 100.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Hot ember or ash 4 66.7%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 1 16.7%
3 Undetermined 1 16.7%
07 The biggest fires

1 fires · $200 in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81402 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $200 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 2024 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 81402

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81402.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Montrose 17
11 Current conditions

Right now in 81402

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 17 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.