ZIP 81521 recorded 154 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 691 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mesa County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
691 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 143 | |
| 2022 | 136 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 133 | |
| 2025 | 154 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81521 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 127 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 107 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 60 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 48 | 6.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81521 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 22 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 34.1% | |
| 2 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 19 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 17.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81521 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1787% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,898,550 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $273,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81521.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruita | 689 | |
| 2 | Grand Junction | 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 — 691 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.