ZIP 81435 recorded 54 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 276 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Miguel County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
276 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 55 | |
| 2025 | 54 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81435 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 98 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 73 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 19 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 8 | 2.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81435 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 6 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Match | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81435 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 5119% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81435.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telluride | 197 | |
| 2 | Mountain Village | 2 |
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 — 276 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.