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2025 County Report

Fires in Broomfield County, CO

In 2025, fire departments serving Broomfield County responded to 341 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $150K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

73,946 residents FIPS 08014 1 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
341
1,774 across 5 years
Building fires
41
43 wildland
Property loss
$870K
$643K structure · $227K contents
Casualties
0 / 58
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 58 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 54% of all calls.

341
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 78 22.9%
Building fires 41 12.0%
Aircraft standby 27 7.9%
Cooking fire, confined to container 20 5.9%
Passenger vehicle fire 17 5.0%
All other categories 158 46.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Broomfield County?

Jul peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 29
Feb 23
Mar 40
Apr 26
May 26
Jun 34
Jul 44
Aug 39
Sep 23
Oct 23
Nov 26
Dec 8
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Broomfield County

1,774 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 315
2022 346
2023 335
2024 437
2025 341
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 41 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
70%
61
Cause undetermined
9%
8
Intentional / arson
5%
4
Equipment / heat source failure
10%
9
Under investigation
6%
5
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $520K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Broomfield County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 81% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $150,000 Broomfield Building fires Significant
2 $60,000 Broomfield Passenger vehicle fire Significant
3 $50,000 Broomfield Building fires Significant
4 $50,000 Broomfield Building fires Significant
5 $40,000 Broomfield Building fires Significant
6 $40,000 Broomfield Passenger vehicle fire Significant
7 $35,000 Broomfield Passenger vehicle fire Significant
8 $35,000 Broomfield Passenger vehicle fire Significant
9 $30,000 Broomfield Building fires Significant
10 $30,000 Broomfield Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Broomfield County compares

Broomfield County vs CO vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

4.61
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Broomfield County
4.61
CO avg
8.02
US avg
7.15
0.55
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Broomfield County
0.55
CO avg
0.53
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Broomfield County
0
CO avg
4.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Broomfield County

1 cities mapped to FIPS 08014.

CityPopulation 
Broomfield 73,946 View ›
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in CO

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
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

About this data

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.