ZIP 53508 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 202 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
202 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 44 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53508 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 20 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 12 | 5.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53508 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 13.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 26.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53508 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 61500% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $320,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53508.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belleville | 96 | |
| 2 | Verona | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55045 |
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 — 202 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.