ZIP 81501 recorded 275 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,293 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mesa County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,293 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 226 | |
| 2022 | 235 | |
| 2023 | 269 | |
| 2024 | 288 | |
| 2025 | 275 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 166 | 12.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 147 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 117 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 98 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 97 | 7.5% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 33.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 109 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 116% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $371,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $360,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $147,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Junction | 1,290 |
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 — 1,293 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.