ZIP 80403 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 517 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
517 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 99 | |
| 2024 | 103 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80403 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 94 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 52 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 36 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 36 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 33 | 6.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80403 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 21 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 37.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 37.6% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 22.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80403 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 9928% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $202,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80403.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden | 255 | |
| 2 | Arvada | 42 | |
| 3 | Coal Creek | 3 | |
| 4 | Fairmount | 3 | |
| 5 | Wheat Ridge | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | CO | 0.50 | FIPS 08001 |
| Boulder County | CO | 0.50 | FIPS 08013 |
| Gilpin County | CO | 0.50 | FIPS 08047 |
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 — 517 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.