ZIP 80538 recorded 389 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,767 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Larimer County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,767 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 319 | |
| 2022 | 378 | |
| 2023 | 332 | |
| 2024 | 349 | |
| 2025 | 389 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80538 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 458 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 362 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 133 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 116 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 84 | 4.8% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80538 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 25 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 23 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 88 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 147 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80538 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 524% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $545,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $337,900 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $162,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $138,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $126,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80538.
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 — 1,767 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.