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Fire Incidents in Boulder, Colorado (CO)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Boulder, Colorado (CO). We analyzed the annual National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release files provided by the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire Data Center (NFDC) to get this data. Please note, this isn't a fire census. The input from the fire departments may contain human error but the proportion of fire incidents reported to NFIRS is large enough to make reasonable interferences.

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Fire Incident Data for Boulder, Colorado (CO)

This page shows detailed fire incident data for Boulder in Colorado (CO). The data is sourced from NFIRS reports and shows incidents by cause and year.

Fire Incident Causes in Boulder

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Colorado (CO)BoulderAct of nature1413
Colorado (CO)BoulderCause under investigation8327
Colorado (CO)BoulderCause undetermined after investigation11262321
Colorado (CO)BoulderCause0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderFailure of equipment or heat source6846
Colorado (CO)BoulderIntentional7111929
Colorado (CO)BoulderUnintentional22464040

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Boulder

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Colorado (CO)BoulderDebris0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderEquipment1130
Colorado (CO)BoulderIncendiary1101
Colorado (CO)BoulderMisuse of fire0012
Colorado (CO)BoulderNatural source2110
Colorado (CO)BoulderOpen/outdoor fire4326
Colorado (CO)BoulderOther cause1110
Colorado (CO)BoulderSmoking1630
Colorado (CO)BoulderStructure (exposure)0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderUndetermined1724166

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Boulder

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Colorado (CO)BoulderAttention/sympathy0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderAuto theft concealment0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderDomestic violence0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderFireplay/curiosity0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderInsurance fraud0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderIntimidation0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderOther motivation0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderPersonal0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderSuicide0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderThrills0010

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Boulder

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Colorado (CO)BoulderExtended family0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderFoster parents0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderNo Family Unit0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderOther family type0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderSingle parent family0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderTwo parent family0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Boulder

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Colorado (CO)BoulderDeath0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderLife threatening0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderMinor0010
Colorado (CO)BoulderModerate0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderSevere0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Boulder

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Colorado (CO)BoulderDeath0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderLife threatening0200
Colorado (CO)BoulderMinor0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderModerate0000
Colorado (CO)BoulderSevere0200
Colorado (CO)BoulderUndetermined0000

Where is Fire Incident Data Coming From? NFIRS

The NFIRS is a reporting standard that fire departments use to uniformly report on the full range of their activities, from fire to emergency medical services (EMS) to equipment involved in the response.

Anyone analyzing the NFIRS data should note that NFIRS is neither a random sample nor a census of fire incidents or casualties in the United States. As such, the analyst may not accurately make estimates of total fires, fire losses, or fire casualties in the United States from NFIRS data alone. Similarly, statistical means (averages) or standard error measurements taken from NFIRS describe the population of fire incidents related to fire departments that participate in NFIRS but do not describe the population of fire incidents in the Nation as a whole. However, the proportion of fire incidents reported to NFIRS is large enough that reasonable inferences can be made that the proportions of fires in NFIRS are similar to the true national measurements.