ZIP 80542 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 237 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Weld County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
237 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 35 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 18 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 14 | 5.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 46.9% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80542 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2899% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $36,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80542.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mead | 224 |
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 — 237 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.