ZIP 80526 recorded 124 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 732 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Larimer County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
732 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 147 | |
| 2022 | 143 | |
| 2023 | 148 | |
| 2024 | 170 | |
| 2025 | 124 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80526 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 125 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 86 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 85 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 84 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 56 | 7.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80526 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 25.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80526 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 466% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $320,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $110,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80526.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Collins | 613 | |
| 2 | Loveland | 2 |
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 — 732 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.