ZIP 53549 recorded 58 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 361 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, WI.
361 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 100 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 58 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53549 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 176 | 48.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 12 | 3.3% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53549 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53549 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 7600% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53549.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson | 351 | |
| 2 | Fort Atkinson | 1 | |
| 3 | Palmyra | 1 | |
| 4 | Rome | 1 | |
| 5 | Whitewater | 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 — 361 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.