ZIP 80121 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 310 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Arapahoe County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
310 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 94 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80121 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 66 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 63 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 35 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 24 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 22 | 7.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80121 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 36.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80121 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 578% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $460,514 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $234,263 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $196,751 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,813 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $79,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,406 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80121.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Littleton | 161 | |
| 2 | Centennial | 90 | |
| 3 | Greenwood Village | 41 | |
| 4 | Cherry Hills Village | 11 |
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 — 310 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.