ZIP 80246 recorded 75 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 336 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Arapahoe County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
336 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 75 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80246 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 55 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 41 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 34 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 26 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 23 | 6.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80246 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Candle | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80246 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 926% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80246.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08031 |
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 — 336 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.