ZIP 81611 recorded 171 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 866 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pitkin County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
866 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 228 | |
| 2022 | 147 | |
| 2023 | 167 | |
| 2024 | 153 | |
| 2025 | 171 |
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81611 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 323 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 159 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 46 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 35 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 29 | 3.3% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81611 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 37.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81611 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81611.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aspen | 815 |
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 — 866 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.