ZIP 53536 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 249 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rock County, WI.
249 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53536 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 62 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 43 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 20 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 14 | 5.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53536 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53536 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1129% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53536.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evansville | 231 | |
| 2 | Janesville | 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 — 249 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.