ZIP 80461 recorded 74 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 391 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, CO.
391 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 92 | |
| 2025 | 74 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80461 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 109 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 48 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 30 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 25 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 18 | 4.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80461 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 8 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Wall assembly | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 38.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 21.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80461 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2947% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80461.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leadville | 329 |
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 — 391 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.