ZIP 80123 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 748 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Arapahoe County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
748 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 145 | |
| 2022 | 160 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 183 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80123 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 202 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 91 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 62 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 38 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 38 | 5.1% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80123 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 37 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 31.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Match | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 27.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80123 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 346% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $423,298 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $405,516 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $240,959 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $234,706 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $225,402 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80123.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Littleton | 422 | |
| 2 | Denver | 182 | |
| 3 | Lakewood | 49 | |
| 4 | Columbine Valley | 14 | |
| 5 | Bow Mar | 11 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08031 |
| 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 — 748 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.