ZIP 80401 recorded 406 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,185 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,185 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 449 | |
| 2022 | 397 | |
| 2023 | 411 | |
| 2024 | 522 | |
| 2025 | 406 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 320 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 257 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 182 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 169 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 101 | 4.6% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 182 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 80 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 50 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 28 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 28 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 24 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 223 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 262 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 99 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 47 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 41 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 35 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 23 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 20 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 145 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 262% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,480,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $875,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $750,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $655,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden | 1,401 | |
| 2 | Lakewood | 303 | |
| 3 | Wheat Ridge | 23 | |
| 4 | Evergreen | 4 | |
| 5 | Applewood | 2 |
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 — 2,185 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.