ZIP 82609 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 385 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Natrona County, WY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
385 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 94 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 82609 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 98 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 49 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 30 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 23 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 21 | 5.5% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 82609 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 35.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 82609 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 82609.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casper | 352 | |
| 2 | Evansville | 2 |
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 — 385 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.