ZIP 81403 recorded 62 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 280 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montrose County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
280 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 54 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 62 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81403 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 46 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 38 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 34 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 16 | 5.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81403 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 17.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81403 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 238% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81403.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montrose | 279 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouray County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08091 |
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 — 280 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.