ZIP 80301 recorded 197 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,059 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boulder County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,059 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 211 | |
| 2022 | 261 | |
| 2023 | 168 | |
| 2024 | 222 | |
| 2025 | 197 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 235 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 68 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 64 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 62 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 53 | 5.0% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 38.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 979% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $189,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boulder | 720 | |
| 2 | Gunbarrel | 125 | |
| 3 | Westminster | 1 |
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 — 1,059 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.