ZIP 81424 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 32 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montrose County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
32 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81424 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 2 | 6.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81424 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81424 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $500 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81424.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucla | 30 |
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 — 32 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.