ZIP 81527 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 165 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mesa County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
165 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81527 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 34 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 10 | 6.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81527 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 7.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81527 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1649% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81527.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Junction | 3 |
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 — 165 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.