ZIP 80651 recorded 102 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 612 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Weld County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
612 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | |
| 2022 | 135 | |
| 2023 | 158 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 102 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80651 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 153 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 59 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 56 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 55 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 46 | 7.5% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80651 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 51 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 33 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 27 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 14.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 95 | 53.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80651 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 119% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $85,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $52,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $19,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80651.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Platteville | 398 | |
| 2 | Mead | 13 | |
| 3 | Gilcrest | 11 | |
| 4 | Johnstown | 5 | |
| 5 | Eaton | 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 — 612 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.