ZIP 80212 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 567 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Denver County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
567 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 124 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80212 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 113 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 93 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 42 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 38 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 37 | 6.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80212 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 18 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 30.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 49.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80212 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 238% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $330,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80212.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 389 | |
| 2 | Wheat Ridge | 66 | |
| 3 | Mountain View | 12 | |
| 4 | Arvada | 5 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | CO | 1.00 | 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 — 567 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.