ZIP 80524 recorded 298 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,588 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Larimer County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,588 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 265 | |
| 2022 | 355 | |
| 2023 | 321 | |
| 2024 | 349 | |
| 2025 | 298 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80524 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 244 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 215 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 193 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 131 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 85 | 5.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80524 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 11.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 42 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 38 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 31 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 126 | 33.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 161 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 19 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 83 | 22.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80524 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 291% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $543,600 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80524.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Collins | 1,013 | |
| 2 | Severance | 9 | |
| 3 | Timnath | 4 | |
| 4 | Wellington | 2 | |
| 5 | Greeley | 1 |
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 — 1,588 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.