In 2025, fire departments serving Arapahoe County responded to 3,318 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $3.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 48% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Nov dips.
17,487 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,141 | |
| 2022 | 3,662 | |
| 2023 | 3,251 | |
| 2024 | 4,115 | |
| 2025 | 3,318 |
For the 250 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Arapahoe County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 38% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,965,056 | Centennial | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $1,300,000 | Aurora | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $1,180,197 | Centennial | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $924,424 | Arapahoe County | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $766,000 | Centennial | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $612,000 | Watkins | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $600,000 | Aurora | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $546,106 | Arapahoe County | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $500,000 | Adams County | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | Major |
| 10 | $400,000 | Aurora | Construction or demolition landfill fire | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 08005.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 387,349 | View › |
| Centennial | 107,702 | View › |
| Littleton | 45,531 | View › |
| Englewood | 33,634 | View › |
| Four Square Mile | 21,420 | View › |
| Greenwood Village | 15,537 | View › |
| Cherry Creek | 11,157 | View › |
| Cherry Hills Village | 6,405 | View › |
| Sheridan | 6,062 | View › |
| Dove Valley | 5,569 | View › |
| Glendale | 4,580 | View › |
| Strasburg | 3,149 | View › |
12 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Peak | 2020 | USFS | 208,912 |
| 2 | Pine Gulch | 2020 | BLM | 138,802 |
| 3 | Hayman | 2002 | USFS | 137,760 |
| 4 | Spring Creek | 2018 | BLM | 108,045 |
| 5 | High Park | 2012 | BLM | 87,306 |
| 6 | MISSIONARY RIDGE | 2002 | USFS | 70,480 |
| 7 | WEST FORK | 2013 | USFS | 56,575 |
| 8 | 416 | 2018 | USFS | 54,130 |
| 9 | Papoose | 2013 | USFS | 49,282 |
| 10 | Bridger | 2008 | BLM | 46,588 |
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.