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Fire Incidents in Boulder County, Colorado (CO)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Boulder County, 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 County, Colorado (CO)

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

Fire Incident Causes in Boulder County

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyAct of nature0400
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyCause under investigation1433
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyCause undetermined after investigation5752
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyCause0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyFailure of equipment or heat source3532
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyIntentional2231
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyUnintentional71674

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Boulder County

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyDebris3211
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyEquipment1332
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyIncendiary1210
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyMisuse of fire0301
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyNatural source2300
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyOpen/outdoor fire2200
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyOther cause2622
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountySmoking1000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyStructure (exposure)0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyUndetermined59146

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Boulder County

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyAttention/sympathy0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyAuto theft concealment0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyDomestic violence0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyFireplay/curiosity0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyInsurance fraud0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyIntimidation0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyOther motivation0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyPersonal0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountySuicide0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Boulder County

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyExtended family0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyFoster parents0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyNo Family Unit0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyOther family type0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountySingle parent family0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyTwo parent family0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Boulder County

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyDeath0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyLife threatening0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyMinor0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyModerate0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountySEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountySevere0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Boulder County

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyDeath0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyLife threatening0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyMinor0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyModerate0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountySevere0000
Colorado (CO)Boulder CountyUndetermined0000

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.