ZIP 80126 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 356 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
356 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | |
| 2022 | 78 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 80 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80126 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 112 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 35 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 31 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 25 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 20 | 5.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80126 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 19 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 26.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 22.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80126 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 355% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,857 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80126.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highlands Ranch | 184 | |
| 2 | Littleton | 1 | |
| 3 | Vail | 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 — 356 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.