ZIP 80228 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 600 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
600 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 126 | |
| 2024 | 129 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80228 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 131 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 87 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 39 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 35 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 33 | 5.5% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80228 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 40 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 19.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80228 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 184% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $153,911 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $146,158 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $145,999 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $97,439 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $58,563 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $44,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80228.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakewood | 597 |
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 — 600 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.