ZIP 80216 recorded 751 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,253 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adams County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
3,253 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 610 | |
| 2022 | 640 | |
| 2023 | 582 | |
| 2024 | 670 | |
| 2025 | 751 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80216 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 675 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 311 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 297 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 212 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 201 | 6.2% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80216 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 312 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 151 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 93 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 63 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 63 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 29 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 28 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 24 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 203 | 21.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 628 | 65.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 61 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 42 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 30 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 28 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 22 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 20 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 102 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80216 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 88% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $518,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80216.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 2,907 | |
| 2 | Commerce City | 30 | |
| 3 | Brighton | 1 |
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 |
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 — 3,253 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.