ZIP 81503 recorded 135 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 564 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mesa County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
564 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 91 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 135 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 84 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 64 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 46 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 39 | 6.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 29.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 39.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 22.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 406% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $294,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $179,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81503.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Junction | 555 | |
| 2 | Orchard Mesa | 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 — 564 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.