ZIP 80120 recorded 112 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 714 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Arapahoe County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
714 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | |
| 2022 | 157 | |
| 2023 | 143 | |
| 2024 | 180 | |
| 2025 | 112 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80120 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 133 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 107 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 66 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Special outside fire, other | 45 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 39 | 5.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80120 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 35 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 26 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 16 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 57 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 37.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 26 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 21.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80120 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1389% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,640,128 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $772,755 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $149,056 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $131,215 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $109,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80120.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | CO | 0.50 | FIPS 08035 |
| 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 — 714 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.