ZIP 81648 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 113 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rio Blanco County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
113 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81648 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 50 | 44.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 11 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 5.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81648 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 44 | 53.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 2.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 21 | 25.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 6.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81648 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 582% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81648.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangely | 111 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uintah County | UT | 1.00 | FIPS 49047 |
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 — 113 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.