ZIP 80260 recorded 168 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 939 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adams County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
939 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 169 | |
| 2022 | 217 | |
| 2023 | 161 | |
| 2024 | 224 | |
| 2025 | 168 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80260 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 166 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 134 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 58 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 42 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 38 | 4.0% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80260 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 36 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 29 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 19 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 80 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 35 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 19 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80260 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 959% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $364,052 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $214,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80260.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thornton | 415 | |
| 2 | Federal Heights | 371 | |
| 3 | Northglenn | 118 | |
| 4 | Westminster | 22 | |
| 5 | Denver | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 — 939 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.