ZIP 80226 recorded 206 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 953 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
953 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 | |
| 2022 | 222 | |
| 2023 | 171 | |
| 2024 | 228 | |
| 2025 | 206 |
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80226 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 140 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 95 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 91 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 66 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 64 | 6.7% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80226 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 88 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 29 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 86 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 127 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 34 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 25 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 22 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 18.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80226 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 117% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $286,118 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $213,121 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $171,285 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $152,688 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $108,519 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80226.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakewood | 938 | |
| 2 | Denver | 13 | |
| 3 | Northglenn | 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 — 953 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.