ZIP 81425 recorded 83 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 352 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montrose County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
352 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 83 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81425 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 75 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 56 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 22 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 22 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 21 | 6.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81425 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 21.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 45.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 19.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81425 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4777% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $100,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81425.
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 — 352 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.