ZIP 53558 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 361 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
361 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 58 | |
| 2023 | 76 | |
| 2024 | 79 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53558 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 68 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 24 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 22 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 21 | 5.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53558 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 24.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 50.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Molten, hot material | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53558 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 581% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53558.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McFarland | 275 | |
| 2 | Madison | 6 | |
| 3 | Cottage Grove | 3 |
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.