ZIP 83254 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 109 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bear Lake County, ID. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
109 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 83254 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 15 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 4.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 83254 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 83254 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 17220% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $243,370 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 83254.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montpelier | 87 | |
| 2 | Georgetown | 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 — 109 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.