ZIP 81654 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 70 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pitkin County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
70 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Aug peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 81654 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 5 | 7.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 81654 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 1 | 12.5% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 81654.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basalt | 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 — 70 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.