ZIP 80027 recorded 136 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 762 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boulder County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
762 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 137 | |
| 2022 | 205 | |
| 2023 | 139 | |
| 2024 | 145 | |
| 2025 | 136 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80027 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 288 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 60 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 58 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 48 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 37 | 4.9% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80027 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 35.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 24.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80027 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1063% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80027.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 459 | |
| 2 | Superior | 268 | |
| 3 | Broomfield | 6 | |
| 4 | Boulder | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 — 762 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.