ZIP 81504 recorded 221 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 943 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mesa County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
943 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 159 | |
| 2022 | 160 | |
| 2023 | 157 | |
| 2024 | 246 | |
| 2025 | 221 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81504 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 140 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 126 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 116 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 100 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 70 | 7.4% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81504 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 66 | 41.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 41.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 21.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81504 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 273% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $138,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $77,910 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81504.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Junction | 941 | |
| 2 | Burbank | 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 — 943 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.