ZIP 53518 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 71 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Grant County, WI.
71 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53518 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 46.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 9 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 5.6% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53518 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 68.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53518 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $400 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $250 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53518.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue River | 65 | |
| 2 | Boscobel | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55103 |
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 — 71 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.