ZIP 81416 recorded 189 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 970 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Delta County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
970 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 176 | |
| 2022 | 241 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 202 | |
| 2025 | 189 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81416 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 182 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 110 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 74 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 65 | 6.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81416 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 115 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 94 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 85 | 21.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 19 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 137 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 80 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 45 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 23 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Match | 17 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81416 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1477% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81416.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta | 968 |
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 — 970 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.