ZIP 80218 recorded 264 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,132 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Denver County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,132 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 269 | |
| 2022 | 197 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 222 | |
| 2025 | 264 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80218 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 156 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 142 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 137 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 116 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 102 | 9.0% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80218 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 100 | 47.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 25 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 21.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 72.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80218 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1170% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80218.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 1,132 |
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 — 1,132 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.