ZIP 80020 recorded 187 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,007 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adams County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,007 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 175 | |
| 2022 | 225 | |
| 2023 | 179 | |
| 2024 | 241 | |
| 2025 | 187 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 236 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 133 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 79 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 57 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 52 | 5.2% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 52 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 30 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 89 | 33.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 42 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 18 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 66 | 24.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80020 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 296% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80020.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broomfield | 812 | |
| 2 | Westminster | 178 | |
| 3 | Louisville | 5 | |
| 4 | Thornton | 3 | |
| 5 | Boulder | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broomfield County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08014 |
| Jefferson County | CO | 0.50 | FIPS 08059 |
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 — 1,007 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.