ZIP 80234 recorded 156 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 795 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adams County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
795 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 146 | |
| 2022 | 162 | |
| 2023 | 153 | |
| 2024 | 178 | |
| 2025 | 156 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80234 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 148 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 110 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 77 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 51 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 41 | 5.2% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80234 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 38.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80234 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 685% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $118,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80234.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westminster | 435 | |
| 2 | Northglenn | 319 | |
| 3 | Broomfield | 30 | |
| 4 | Federal Heights | 4 | |
| 5 | Thornton | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | CO | 0.50 | FIPS 08059 |
| Weld County | CO | 0.50 | FIPS 08123 |
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 — 795 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.