ZIP 53534 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 472 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, WI.
472 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 116 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53534 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 103 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 51 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 41 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 27 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 5.1% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53534 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 20.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53534 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 11277% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $110,100 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53534.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55105 |
| Dane County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55025 |
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 — 472 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.