ZIP 53516 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 74 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Green County, WI.
74 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53516 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 21 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 17 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 4.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53516 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 4.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53516 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3017% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53516.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blanchardville | 63 | |
| 2 | Belmont | 3 | |
| 3 | Beaver Dam | 2 | |
| 4 | Blue Mounds | 1 | |
| 5 | New Glarus | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55065 |
| Iowa County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55049 |
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 — 74 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.