ZIP 80002 recorded 190 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 811 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
811 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 144 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 171 | |
| 2025 | 190 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80002 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 137 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 90 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 75 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 57 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 46 | 5.7% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80002 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 54 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 50 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 40 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 25 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 72 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 33 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80002 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1941% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $235,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $220,873 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $212,644 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $126,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $108,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80002.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvada | 699 | |
| 2 | Wheat Ridge | 31 | |
| 3 | Golden | 4 | |
| 4 | Denver | 2 | |
| 5 | Fairmount | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | CO | 0.50 | FIPS 08001 |
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 — 811 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.