ZIP 81428 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 176 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Delta County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
176 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81428 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 26 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 19 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 10 | 5.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81428 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 34 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 23 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 14.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightning | 17 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Match | 11 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 10 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 23.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81428 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 384% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $960,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81428.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paonia | 170 | |
| 2 | Carbondale | 1 |
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 — 176 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.