ZIP 80202 recorded 177 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,223 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Denver County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,223 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 355 | |
| 2022 | 268 | |
| 2023 | 212 | |
| 2024 | 211 | |
| 2025 | 177 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80202 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 184 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 173 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 144 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 99 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 89 | 7.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80202 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 36.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 27.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 139 | 71.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80202 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1182% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80202.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 1,223 |
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 — 1,223 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.