ZIP 80427 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 106 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gilpin County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
106 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80427 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 17 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 11 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 8.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80427 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 7 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 10.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80427 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 106% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80427.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central City | 104 | |
| 2 | Bogalusa | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek County | CO | 0.50 | FIPS 08019 |
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 — 106 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.