ZIP 84542 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 61 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carbon County, UT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
61 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 84542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 8 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 5 | 8.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 84542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Closet | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 70.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Match | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 84542 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 84542.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington | 58 | |
| 2 | Helper | 1 | |
| 3 | Price | 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 — 61 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.