ZIP 80026 recorded 98 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 785 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boulder County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
785 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 180 | |
| 2022 | 161 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 184 | |
| 2025 | 98 |
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80026 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 220 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 75 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 51 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 40 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 36 | 4.6% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80026 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 35.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 32.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 19.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80026 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1609% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $535,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80026.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lafayette | 671 | |
| 2 | Erie | 43 | |
| 3 | Louisville | 5 | |
| 4 | Broomfield | 1 |
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 — 785 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.