ZIP 80016 recorded 126 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 717 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Arapahoe County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
717 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 164 | |
| 2022 | 156 | |
| 2023 | 127 | |
| 2024 | 144 | |
| 2025 | 126 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80016 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 146 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 62 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 61 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 49 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 47 | 6.6% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80016 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 19 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 17 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 33.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 16 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 22.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80016 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1586% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $53,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,965,056 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $527,360 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $195,447 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $188,914 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80016.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora | 353 | |
| 2 | Foxfield | 252 | |
| 3 | Centennial | 70 | |
| 4 | Watkins | 2 |
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 |
| Douglas County | CO | 0.50 | FIPS 08035 |
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 — 717 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.