ZIP 81650 recorded 125 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 630 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Garfield County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
630 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 127 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 146 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 125 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81650 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 129 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 87 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 46 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 45 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 32 | 5.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81650 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 25.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 81650 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 384% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81650.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Blanco County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08103 |
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 — 630 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.