ZIP 81524 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 214 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mesa County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
214 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81524 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 41 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 16 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 16 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 6.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81524 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81524 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 412% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81524.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loma | 207 | |
| 2 | Fruita | 2 | |
| 3 | 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 — 214 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.