ZIP 53038 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 179 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, WI.
179 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 9 | 5.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53038 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson Creek | 55 | |
| 2 | Fort Atkinson | 4 | |
| 3 | Watertown | 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 — 179 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.