ZIP 80540 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 328 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boulder County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
328 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80540 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 65 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 38 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 20 | 6.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80540 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 27.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80540 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 221967% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,130,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $32,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80540.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyons | 243 | |
| 2 | Allenspark | 7 | |
| 3 | Berthoud | 1 | |
| 4 | Longmont | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larimer County | CO | 1.00 | FIPS 08069 |
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 — 328 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.