ZIP 53527 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 298 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
298 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53527 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 37 | 12.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 31 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 24 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 22 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 7.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53527 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 15.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 11 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53527 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5286% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53527.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottage Grove | 210 | |
| 2 | Sun Prairie | 20 |
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 — 298 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.