ZIP 53517 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 85 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
85 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53517 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 15 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 4 | 4.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53517 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53517 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53517.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mounds | 59 | |
| 2 | Arena | 1 | |
| 3 | Madison | 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 — 85 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.