ZIP 53190 recorded 162 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 634 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rock County, WI.
634 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 98 | |
| 2023 | 182 | |
| 2024 | 126 | |
| 2025 | 162 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53190 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 201 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 90 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 34 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 26 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 25 | 3.9% |
For the 65 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53190 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53190 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 596% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53190.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitewater | 589 | |
| 2 | Fort Atkinson | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walworth County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55127 |
| Jefferson County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55055 |
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 — 634 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.