ZIP 80501 recorded 207 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,175 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boulder County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,175 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 278 | |
| 2022 | 209 | |
| 2023 | 232 | |
| 2024 | 249 | |
| 2025 | 207 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 171 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 82 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 79 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 70 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 69 | 5.9% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 67 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 29 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 85 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 200 | 54.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 546% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,170,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $478,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $386,100 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longmont | 1,124 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weld County | CO | 0.50 | FIPS 08123 |
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 — 1,175 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.