ZIP 80602 recorded 127 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 812 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adams County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
812 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | |
| 2022 | 197 | |
| 2023 | 199 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 127 |
Jun peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80602 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 171 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 95 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 77 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 58 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 47 | 5.8% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80602 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 12 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 29.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 41.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80602 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 235% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $551,738 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80602.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thornton | 511 | |
| 2 | Brighton | 58 | |
| 3 | Broomfield | 2 | |
| 4 | Denver | 1 |
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 — 812 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.