ZIP 81506 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 369 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mesa County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
369 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 69 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81506 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 35 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 30 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 28 | 7.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81506 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 29.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81506 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 287% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $140,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $56,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $52,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81506.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Junction | 368 |
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 — 369 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.