ZIP 53544 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 59 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Iowa County, WI.
59 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53544 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 8 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 8 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 5.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53544 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53544 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 625% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $82,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53544.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blanchardville | 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 — 59 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.