ZIP 53098 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 446 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, WI.
446 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 70 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53098 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 117 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 41 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 39 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 38 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 28 | 6.3% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53098 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 32.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53098 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 117% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $157,000 | Aircraft fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $48,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53098.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watertown | 368 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55027 |
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 — 446 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.