ZIP 80238 recorded 161 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 756 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Denver County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
756 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | |
| 2022 | 143 | |
| 2023 | 127 | |
| 2024 | 205 | |
| 2025 | 161 |
Aug peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80238 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 108 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 104 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 77 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 69 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 64 | 8.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80238 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 45.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 22 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 9.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 159 | 71.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 5.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80238 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1236% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80238.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 749 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 3 | |
| 3 | Commerce City | 3 |
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 — 756 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.