In 2025, fire departments serving Mazomanie responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
130 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $705K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | — | |
| 2022 | 17 | -37.0% | |
| 2023 | 25 | +47.1% | |
| 2024 | 31 | +24.0% | |
| 2025 | 30 | -3.2% |
For the 6 building fires Mazomanie departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 33 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 6 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 9 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 15.2% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Mazomanie mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 9 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mazomanie departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,000 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mazomanie sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 7,347 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,400 | 24.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,100 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 617 | 35.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 580 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 484 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 290 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 254 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 180 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Smoking | 169 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 140 | 36.4 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53560 | 130 |
Six Wisconsin cities with population within ±25% of Mazomanie. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Mazomanie.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.