ZIP 53528 recorded 49 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 224 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
224 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 49 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53528 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 55 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 22 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 19 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 19 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 7.1% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53528 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 26.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53528 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $300 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53528.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cross Plains | 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 — 224 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.