ZIP 80214 recorded 407 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,010 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,010 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 264 | |
| 2022 | 400 | |
| 2023 | 416 | |
| 2024 | 523 | |
| 2025 | 407 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80214 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 585 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 238 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 154 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 126 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 108 | 5.4% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80214 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 244 | 34.4% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 100 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 74 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 34 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 22 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 135 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 434 | 61.1% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 51 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 24 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 23 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 15 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 98 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80214 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 150% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $463,596 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $451,736 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $420,663 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $360,775 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $360,775 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $294,120 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $277,392 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80214.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakewood | 1,721 | |
| 2 | Edgewater | 173 | |
| 3 | Wheat Ridge | 71 | |
| 4 | Denver | 44 | |
| 5 | Crested Butte | 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 — 2,010 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.