ZIP 82431 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 303 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Big Horn County, WY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
303 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 82 | |
| 2024 | 73 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 82431 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 47 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 37 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 27 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 20 | 6.6% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 82431 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 54 | 34.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 48 | 30.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 10.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match | 53 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 19.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 82431.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lovell | 302 |
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 — 303 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.