ZIP 80452 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 313 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clear Creek County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
313 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 54 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80452 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 32 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 30 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 25 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 21 | 6.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80452 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 23.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80452 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $24,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80452.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho Springs | 295 | |
| 2 | Mead | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilpin County | CO | 1.00 | 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 — 313 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.